The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters) length overall using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) at 12 noon, Alaska local time, September 1, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.