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INFORMATION BULLETIN 03-21 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 March 6, 2003 2:00 p.m. NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR POLLOCK IN STATISTICAL AREA 610 IN THE GULF OF ALASKA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 610 (between 159 degrees and 170 degrees W. longitudes) in the Gulf of Alaska, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 11, 2003, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the B season allowance of the pollock total allowable catch for Statistical Area 610. This action is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(d)(1)(iii). 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 in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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