Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-30 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 2, 2000 11:10 a.m. |
NMFS Closes Trawl Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfishin 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 4, 2000, until 12 noon A.l.t., April 1, 2000, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |