Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 04-41 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
April 13, 2004 2:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Species in the Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/"Other flatfish" Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for rock sole, flathead sole, and "other flatfish" by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), April 16, 2004, through 12 noon, A.l.t., July 4, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |