Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 01-39 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
April 25, 2001 9:15 a.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching Pacific Cod for Processing by the Offshore Component of the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component in the Western Regulatory Area (Statistical Areas 610, between 159 degrees and 170 degrees W. longitudes) in the Gulf of Alaska, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, April 26, 2001, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |