Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-8 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
January 16, 2008 9:45 a.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher Vessels Greater or Equal to 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by pot catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (≥ 18.3 meters) length overall in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, January 18, 2008, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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