INFORMATION BULLETIN (04-18)                                             February 19, 2004    
 Sustainable Fisheries Division                                           4:00 p.m.             
 907-586-7228                         



            NMFS OPENS DIRECTED FISHING FOR POLLOCK
   IN STATISTICAL AREA 630 OF THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR 12 HOURS
 
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues an inseason adjustment opening the
fishing season for pollock in Statistical Area 630 (between 147 degrees and 154 degrees W.
longitudes) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 12 hours effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time
(A.l.t.), February 24, 2004, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., February 24, 2004, according to James W.
Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This 12-hour opening is necessary to allow the fishing industry opportunity to harvest of the 2004
interim total allowable catch of pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the GOA.

Upon the closure of this 12-hour fishery, maximum retainable amounts at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and
(f) will 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.