Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-89 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
August 17, 1999 11:25 a.m. |
NMFS Closing Hook-and-Line Gearin the GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) except for sablefish and demersal shelf rockfish, effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 1, 1999, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 1999, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |