Boats of any size can take untapped cod quota at Chignik

Less than 25% of the more than 2 million pound P-cod harvest has been taken in state waters.

by Laine Welch | October 26, 2023

Filed Under ADF&G | Catch Updates | Management

Limited to pot, jig gear starting October 31

Pot cod fishing in the Gulf of AK Credit: EM4FISH

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Laine Welch has covered the Alaska fish beat for print and radio since 1988. She also has worked “behind the counter” at retail and wholesale seafood companies in Kodiak and on Cape Cod.

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