Commercial fishing for Tanner Crab in the Kodiak district opens Jan. 15, unless delayed by weather, with a 500,000-pound guideline harvest level on the eastside section and 115,000 pounds in the southeast section.
The northeast, southwest, westside, north mainland, south mainland and Semidi Island overlap sections will remain closed for this season.
Fisheries in the eastside and southeast sections will be monitored in-season and section or subsection closures may occur before GHLs are fully harvested, based on fishery performance and harvest distribution.
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