Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 09-5 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
January 13, 2009 1:30 p.m. |
NMFS Rescinds the Chiniak Gully Research Area Closure to Trawl Fishing in the Gulf of Alaska The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) rescinds the closure in the Chiniak Gully Research Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to all commercial trawl fishing and testing of trawl gear from August 1 to September 20, 2009, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. The Chiniak Gully Research Area was closed as a control for research by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center on the effects of the pollock fishery on pollock abundance and distribution.
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