Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 01-35 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 23, 2001 2:15 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Catcher Vessels 60 Feet LOA and Longer Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the BSAI The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 60 feet length over all and longer using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 27, 2001, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |