CLOSURE ANNOUNCED FOR THE KODIAK AREA
STATE-WATERS PACIFIC COD POT SEASON
EMERGENCY ORDER 4-GF-04-12
The Kodiak Area state-waters Pacific cod season will close for all vessels using pot gear at 6:00
p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012. This closure is effective for all pot vessels. Inseason catch
estimates indicate the pot gear guideline harvest level (GHL) will be attained at the time of the
closure.
Fishermen are reminded that all pots must be unbaited and doors open at the time of the closure.
Pots may be legally stored in waters deeper than 25 fathoms with doors open and bait and bait
containers removed for seven days following the closure. Operators are required to be at their
unloading destination within 48 hours of the closure.
For more information, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak at (907) 486-
1840.
