Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 06-105 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
October 5, 2006 4:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Groundfish by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) effective from 1200 hrs, Alaska local time, October 8, 2006, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This closure does not apply to fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock.
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