Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-22 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 11, 2008 9:30 a.m. |
NMFS Prohibits the Pacific Cod Fishery for Catcher Vessels Less than 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall Using Jig or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bogoslof Pacific Cod Exemption Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (< 18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using jig or hook-and-line gear in the Bogoslof Pacific cod exemption area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February 12, 2008, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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