SITKA - The first in-season closure of selected areas of Southeast Alaska for the Pacific cod directed fishery was announced yesterday by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).
The closure was effective yesterday at 11:59 p.m. in all waters of Cross Sound, Icy Strait, Port Frederick, Lynn Canal, Berners Bay, an area of northern Chatham Strait, and in parts of Gastineau Channel and Stephens Passage. Specific boundary locations for the closure are available...