Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-30 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 5, 1999 8:45 a.m. |
NMFS Closes Pollockin the Eastern GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the Eastern Regulatory Area (Statistical Areas 640 and 650, east of 147 degrees W. longitude southward to the limits of the US EEZ) in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 6, 1999, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |