Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-127 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
October 4, 1999 11:00 a.m. |
NMFS Closes Offshore Component Pacific Codin the Central GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component in the Central Regulatory Area (Statistical Areas 620 and 630, between 147 degrees and 159 degrees W. longitudes) in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.),October 5, 1999, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |