Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-23 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 23, 1999 10:00 a.m. |
NMFS Closing Inshore PollockA2 Critical Habitat/Catcher Vessel Operation Area of the BSAI Management Area The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels greater than 99 feet LOA catching pollock for processing by the inshore component in the critical habitat/catcher vessel operation area (CH/CVOA) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February 24, 1999, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |