Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 02-19 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 28, 2002 1:45 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/ 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.), March 1, 2002, until 12 noon A.l.t., April 1, 2002, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |