Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-31 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 27, 2008 3:00 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing By the Inshore Component in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component of the Western Regulatory Area (Statistical Area 610, between 159 degrees and 170 degrees W. longitudes) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February 29, 2008, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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