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INFORMATION BULLETIN 00-30 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 March 2, 2000 11:10 a.m. NMFS CLOSES DIRECTED FISHING FOR SPECIES IN THE ROCK SOLE/FLATHEAD SOLE/"OTHER FLATFISH" FISHERY CATEGORY BY VESSELS USING TRAWL GEAR IN THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 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. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the first seasonal apportionment of the 2000 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl rock sole/flathead sole/"other flatfish" fishery category and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.21(e)(7)(v). Maximum retainable bycatch amounts may be found in the regulations at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f). This information bulletin provides notice of a regulatory change. Do not rely upon it to guide you in complying with the regulatory change.

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