Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 05-10 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 16, 2005 12:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Atka Mackerel Fishery in the Central Aleutian District The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February 17, 2005, according to James W. Balsiger, This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the interim 2005 total allowable catch of Atka mackerel specified for the Central Aleutian District and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable amounts at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip. This information bulletin only provides notice of a regulatory change. For the purposes of complying with the regulatory change, you are advised to see the actual text of the regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations. |