Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 03-12 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 5, 2003 2:30 p.m. |
NMFS Announces The Season Opening For The Sablefish Fixed Gear Fisheries March 1, 2003, Managed Under The Individual Fishing Quota Program The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the March 1, 2003, season opening of the sablefish fixed gear fisheries managed under the IFQ program. The season will open at 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 1, 2003, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 15, 2003. This period is the same as the 2003 IFQ and Community Development Quota season for Pacific halibut announced by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |