Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-37 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 21, 2000 9:00 a.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitatin the Western Aleutian District The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting trawling within Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 22, 2000, until the directed fishery for Atka mackerel closes within the entire Western Aleutian District, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |