Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 09-36 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 16, 2009 8:00 a.m. |
NMFS Announces the March 21, 2009, Season Opening of the Sablefish Fixed Gear Fisheries Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the March 21, 2009, 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.), March 21, 2009, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 15, 2009. This period is the same as the 2009 IFQ and Community Development Quota season for Pacific halibut announced by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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