Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 01-77 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
August 23, 2001 12:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing in the Rock Sole/ Flathead Sole/ "Other Flatfish" Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the BSAI The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for rock sole, flathead sole, and "other flatfish" by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), August 24, 2001, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |