Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-31 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 5, 1999 9:25 a.m. |
NMFS Opens IFQ Season The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the March 15, 1999, season opening of the sablefish fixed gear fisheries managed under the IFQ program. The season will open at 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), on March 15, 1999, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., on November 15, 1999. This period is the same as the IFQ season for Pacific halibut announced by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |