INFORMATION BULLETIN (00-8)                  January 26, 2000 
 Sustainable Fisheries Division               7:45 a.m.
 907-586-7228



 NMFS PROVIDES NOTIFICATION OF A CORRECTION TO THE STELLER SEA
 LION PROTECTION MEASURES FOR THE POLLOCK FISHERIES OFF ALASKA


The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued emergency
interim regulations effective January 20, 2000, to implement
Steller sea lion protection measures for the pollock fisheries
off Alaska, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska
Region, NMFS.  This emergency rule was recommended by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council.  The emergency rule is
effective until July 19, 2000.  The purpose of this bulletin is
to provide notice of a correction to a previous information
bulletin which was revised on January 21, 2000 (NMFS information
bulletin #2a).  In that bulletin, NMFS corrected the site
coordinates for Seguam Island in Table 20.  However, this
correction will not be implemented in the emergency rule document
which will be published in the Federal Register later this week. 
NMFS will subsequently issue a correction to the emergency rule.

The correct coordinates for Seguam Island in Table 20 is as
follows:
     
     from:     52 21.05 N, 172 34.40 W 
     to:       52 21.02 N, 172 33.60 W

This bulletin is for informational purposes only.  Do not rely on
it to guide you in compliance with the upcoming regulatory
changes.