Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-137 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
October 14, 1999 4:10 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Trawl Gear in the GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This closure does not apply to fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock. |