Fisheries Management - 2003 Information Bulletins
Fisheries News
December
103. NMFS Announces Revisions To Table 2 Species Codes.
102. NMFS Closes the CDQ Directed Fishery For Reserve Amounts of Shortraker/Rougheye and Northern Rockfish in the Bering Sea Subarea and .
101. Apportionment of the Reserve For Four Groundfish Target Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
100. NMFS Rescinds a Previous Action and Reallocates Pacific Cod From Vessels Using Trawl and Jig Gear To Catcher Processors Using Hook and Line Gear and Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
99. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery For Catcher Processor Vessels Using Hook and Line Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
98. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery For Catcher Vessels Using Hook and Line in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
97. NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery For Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
96. NMFS Rescinds a Previous Action and Reallocates Pacific Cod From Vessels Using Trawl and Jig Gear To Catcher Processors Using Hook and Line Gear and Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
October
95. NMFS Announces 2004 Recordkeeping and Reporting Workshop Schedule at Pacific Marine Expo.
94. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Groundfish By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Gulf Of Alaska.
93. NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod From Vessels Using Trawl, Jig, And Pot Gear To Vessels Using Hook And Line Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
92. NMFS Opens The Fishery For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Offshore Component In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska For 48 Hours.
91. NMFS Opens Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 In The Gulf Of Alaska For 24 Hours.
90. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 610 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
89. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 620 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
88. NMFS Reallocates Pollock From The Incidental Catch Account To Directed Fisheries For Pollock In the Bering Sea Subarea.
87. NMFS Closes The Atka Mackerel Fishery In The Western Aleutian District.
September
86. NMFS Closes The Fishery For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Offshore Component In The Central Regulatory Area At 2400 hrs, A.l.t., October 1, 2003.
85. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
84. NMFS Closes The Atka Mackerel Fishery In The Central Aleutian District.
83. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Groundfish By Vessels Using Hook And Line Gear In The Gulf Of Alaska.
82. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
81. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Yellowfin Sole By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
80. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Inshore Component In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
79. NMFS Prohibits Fishing With Trawl Gear In The Chum Salmon Savings Area Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
78. Reward Offered for Pacific Sleeper Shark Tags.
77. Incidental Take Limits Established For The Endangered Short-Tailed Albatross In The Alaska Groundfish Fisheries.
76. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Shallow Water Species By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Gulf Of Alaska.
75. NMFS Prohibits Retention Of Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Inshore Component In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
74. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Inshore Component In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
August
73. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 610 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
72. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 620 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
71. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
70. NMFS Prohibits The Retention Of Pacific Ocean Perch In the Eastern Aleutian District Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
69. NMFS Reallocates Pollock From The Incidental Catch Account To Directed Fisheries For Pollock In the Bering Sea Subarea.
68. NMFS Closes The Arrowtooth Flounder Fishery In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
67. NMFS Opens The B Season Atka Mackerel Fishery With Gears Other Than Jig In The Eastern Aleutian District Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
66. NMFS Announces Atka Mackerel Fishery Dates For Harvest Limit Area Fisheries In Areas 542 And 543.
65. NMFS Notifies Vessels Of Assignments For B Season Harvest Limit Area Fisheries In Areas 542 And 543.
64. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Non CDQ Pollock With Trawl Gear In The Chinook Salmon Savings Areas Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
63. NMFS Prohibits The Retention Of Shortraker/Rougheye Rockfish In the Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
62. NMFS Prohibits The Retention Of In the Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
July
61. Information Requested For Sightings Of The Endangered Short-Tailed Albatross.
60. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Groundfish By Vessels Using Hook-and-line Gear In The Gulf Of Alaska.
59. NMFS Closes the Greenland Turbot Fishery In the Bering Sea Subarea Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
58. NMFS Closes The Pelagic Shelf Rockfish Fishery In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
57. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Rock Sole, Flathead Sole, "Other Flatfish" By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
56. NMFS Closes The Northern Rockfish Fishery In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
55. NMFS Prohibits Retention Of Sablefish By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
54. NMFS Closes The Pelagic Shelf Rockfish Fishery In The West Yakutat District Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
53. NMFS Closes The Northern Rockfish Fishery In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
52. NMFS Closes The Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery In The Western Aleutian District.
51. NMFS Closes The Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery In The Central Aleutian District.
50. NMFS Closes The Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery In The West Yakutat District Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
49. NMFS Closes The Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
48. NMFS Closes The Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery In The East Aleutian District.
47. NMFS Closes The Pacific Ocean Perch Fishery In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
June
46. NMFS Issues An Inseason Adjustment Opening The Chiniak Gully Research Area To Directed Fishing For Groundfish Using Trawl Gear.
45. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Shallow Water Species By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Gulf Of Alaska.
44. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Yellowfin Sole By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
May
43. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Yellowfin Sole By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In Bycatch Limitation Zone 1 Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
42. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Deep-Water Species By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Gulf Of Alaska.
April
41. NMFS Opens Fishing For Yellowfin Sole With Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
40. NMFS Prohibits Retention Of Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Offshore Component In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
39. NMFS Closes The Pacific Cod Fishery For Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-And-Line Gear Or Pot Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
38. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Yellowfin Sole By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
37. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In The West Yakutat District Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
36. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 620 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
March
35. NMFS Announces Atka Mackerel Fishery Dates For Harvest Limit Area Fisheries In Areas 542 And 543.
34. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Harvest Limit Areas In The Central And Western Aleutian Districts.
33. NMFS Closes The Pacific Cod Fishery For Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Longer Using Hook-And-Line Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
32. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 m) LOA Using Jig Or Hook-And-Line Gear In The Bogoslof Exemption Area.
31. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Rock Sole, Flathead Sole, By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
30. NMFS Opens Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 610 In The Gulf Of Alaska For 24 Hours.
29. NMFS Needs Industry Assistance Distinguishing Shortraker And Rougheye Rockfish.
28. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Offshore Component In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
27. NMFS Opens Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 610 In The Gulf Of Alaska For 24 Hours.
26. NMFS Issues An Inseason Adjustment Opening The B Fishing Season For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 Of The GOA For 12 Hours.
25. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear.
24. NMFS Special Closure In Cape Sarichef Area, March 15-31.
22. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
21. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 610 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
February
20. Final 2003 Harvest Specifications Established For Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska.
19. NMFS Closes Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall And Longer Using Pot Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
18. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Rock sole, Flathead Sole, "Other Flatfish" By Vessels Using Trawl Gear In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
17. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Inshore Component In The Western Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska NMFS Prohibits Directed Fish.
16. NMFS Closes Fishing For Groundfish With Non-Pelagic Trawl Gear In The Red King Crab Savings Subarea Of The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
15. NMFS Clarifies Temporary Suspension Of Enforcement Of The IR/IU Requirements For Yellowfin Sole And Rock Sole In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
14. NMFS Opens Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
13. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Inshore Component In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
12. NMFS Announces The Season Opening For The Sablefish Fixed Gear Fisheries March 1, 2003, Managed Under The Individual Fishing Quota Program.
January
. 2002/2003 NOAA/PMEL/FOCI Instrument Moorings in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea FOCI Study Areas.
11. NMFS Setting Experimental Pot Gear In Cape Sarichef Area.
10. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Offshore Component In The Central Regulatory Area Of The Gulf Of Alaska.
9. NMFS Closes The CDQ Reserve Amounts For Shortraker/Rougheye and Northern Rockfish In The Bering Sea Subarea.
8. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 610 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
7. NMFS Approves Community Development Plans For The 2003-2005 CDQ Allocations Of Groundfish, Halibut, Crab And Prohibited Species.
6. NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Rock Sole By Listed AFA Catcher Processors In The Bering Sea And Aleutian Islands.
5. REVISED--NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing For Pollock In Statistical Area 630 In The Gulf Of Alaska.
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3. NMFS Notifies Vessels Of Assignment For A Season Harvest Limit Area Fisheries In Areas 542 And 543.
2. NMFS closes The Atka Mackerel Fishery With Gears Other than Jig In The Eastern Aleutian District And The Bering Sea Subarea.
1. NMFS Announces Atka Mackerel Fishery Dates For Harvest Limit Area Fisheries In Areas 542 And 543.