Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 05-23 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 8, 2005 4:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Catcher Vessels 60 Feet Length Overall and Longer Using Hook-and-Line Gearin the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels 60 feet length overall and longer using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 10, 2005, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |