Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 05-5 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
January 24, 2005 12:45 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Inshore Componentin the Central 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 in the Central Regulatory Area (Statistical Areas 620 and 630, between 147 degrees and 159 degrees W. longitudes) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, January 26, 2005, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |