Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 02-24 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 13, 2002 4:30 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pot Gear Fishery for pacific Cod by Catcher Processor Vessels and Catcher Vessels 60 Feet in Length and Longer in the BSAI The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using pot gear and catcher vessels 60 feet length overall and longer using pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 16, 2002, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |