Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-12 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
January 18, 2008 9:00 a.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel for Vessels Participating in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District (Statistical Area 541) and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) for vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, January 20, 2008, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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