Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-18 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 12, 1999 7:30 a.m. |
Prohibit Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting trawling within Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February13, 1999, until the directed fishery for Atka mackerel closes within the entire Central Aleutian District, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |