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INFORMATION BULLETIN 04-05
Sustainable Fisheries Division
907-586-7228
January 13, 2004
12:30 p.m.



NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR POLLOCK IN STATISTICAL AREA 630 IN THE GULF OF ALASKA


The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 (between 147 degrees and 154 degrees W. longitudes) in the Gulf of Alaska, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, January 21, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the interim pollock total allowable catch in this area. 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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