Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 04-37 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 31, 2004 9:00 a.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod FisheryFor Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear In the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, April 4, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |