INFORMATION BULLETIN (04-03)                                                        January 12, 2004     
 Sustainable Fisheries Division                                                      3:45 p.m.              
907-586-7228    

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

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is notifying owners and operators of registered
vessels of their assignments for the A 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 the first HLA directed fishery in area 542 and/or the second HLA directed
fishery in area 543 in accordance with 50 CFR 679.20(a)(8)(iii) are as follows: Federal Fishery
Permit number (FFP) 3819 Alaska Spirit,  FFP 3400 Alaska Ranger, and FFP 2443 Alaska Juris.

Vessels assigned to the first HLA directed fishery in area 543 and/or the second HLA directed
fishery in area 542 in accordance with 50 CFR 679.20(a)(8)(iii) are as follows: FFP 4093 Alaska
Victory, FFP 3835 Seafisher, and  FFP 3423 Alaska Warrior. 

This action is necessary to conduct directed fishing in the HLA in areas 542 and 543 and to
prevent exceeding A season allowances and limits of Atka mackerel and is issued pursuant to 50
CFR 679.20(a)(8)(iii)(B)(2).