Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 04-20 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 23, 2004 10:30 a.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed FishingFor Species in The Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/"Other Flatfish" Category By Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 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, February 24, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |