Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-77 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
August 24, 2000 4:20 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/Other Flatfish by Trawl Gearin the BSAI 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.), August 25, until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 2000, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |