Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 02-63 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
August 7, 2002 3:30 p.m. |
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NMFS Issues Prohibited Species Donation Permits to Northwest Food Strategies The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the renewal of permits to Northwest Food Strategies (NFS) that authorize the distribution of Pacific salmon and Pacific halibut to economically disadvantaged individuals under the prohibited species donation (PSD) program, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. NFS has been issued PSD permits under 50 CFR part 679.26 to distribute Pacific salmon and Pacific halibut incidentally caught in the Alaska groundfish trawl fisheries. These PSD permits are effective through August 15, 2005. |
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