Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 01-36 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 23, 2001 4:00 p.m. |
NMFS Provides Relief to Certain Small Vessels Fishing in Some Steller Sea Lion Protection Areas The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is providing relief to jig vessels and vessels under 60 feet length overall (LOA) from certain fishing restrictions in Steller sea lion protection areas in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective March 23, 2001 until July 17, 2001, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |