INFORMATION BULLETIN (02-67)         August 21, 2002     
 Sustainable Fisheries Division       11:15 a.m.             
 907-586-7228                           

                                
                                
        NMFS NOTIFIES VESSELS OF PLATOON ASSIGNMENTS FOR
   B SEASON HARVEST LIMIT AREA FISHERIES IN AREAS 542 AND 543

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is notifying
registered vessels of their platoon assignments for the B
season Atka mackerel fishery in harvest limit areas (HLA) in
areas 542 and/or 543 of the Aleutian Islands subarea of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI)
according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS.
     Vessels assigned to Platoon A which will participate in
the first HLA directed fishery in area 542 and/or the second
HLA directed fishery in area 543 in accordance with the
vessel's registration under  679.20(a)(8)(iii)(A) are as
follows:
Federal Fishery Permit number (FFP) 4093 Alaska Victory, FFP
3819 Alaska Spirit, FFP 3400 Alaska Ranger, FFP 2134 Ocean
Peace, and FFP 1879 American No. 1. 
     Vessels assigned to Platoon B which will participate in
the first HLA directed fishery in area 543 and/or the second
HLA directed fishery in area 542 in accordance with the
vessel's registration under  679.20(a)(8)(iii)(A) are as
follows:
FFP 2443 Alaska Juris, FFP 3835 Seafisher, FFP 2733, FFP 2733
Seafreeze Alaska, FFP 3423 Alaska Warrior, and FFP 2800 U.S.
Intrepid.    
     This action is necessary to conduct directed fishing in
the HLA in areas 542 and 543 and to prevent exceeding B season
allowances and limits of Atka mackerel and is issued pursuant
to 50 CFR 679.20(a)(8)(C).