Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 09-40 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 20, 2009 2:00 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by American Fisheries Act Catcher Processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by American Fisheries Act (AFA) trawl catcher processors in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, April 1, 2009, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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