Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-60 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
May 19, 2008 10:00 a.m. |
NMFS Announces Removal of Longline Pot Gear Prohibition in the Bering Sea Sablefish Fishery During June The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the revision of a regulation that prohibits longline pot gear in the Bering Sea sablefish individual fishing quota (IFQ) and sablefish community development quota (CDQ) fisheries during the month of June. This revision removes the longline pot gear prohibition in the Bering Sea sablefish IFQ and sablefish CDQ fisheries during the month of June, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, May 19, 2008, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Regional Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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