Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 05-94 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
September 27, 2005 3:00 P.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Groundfish by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Gulf of Alaska The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing by vessels using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) effective from 1200 hrs, Alaska local time, October 1, 2005, according to Doug Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This closure does not apply to fishing for pollock by vessels using pelagic trawl gear in those portions of the GOA open to directed fishing for pollock.
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