Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 04-26 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 10, 2004 2:30 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod FisheryFor Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Hook and Line Gear In the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processor vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 13, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |