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Information Bulletin 08-86
Sustainable Fisheries Division
907-586-7228
August 11, 2008
4:30 p.m.

NMFS Prohibits Retention of Thornyhead Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting retention of thornyhead rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area (between 159 degrees and 170 degrees W. longitudes) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, August 13, 2008, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This action is necessary because the 2008 total allowable catch of thornyhead rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(d)(2).

NMFS is requiring that thornyhead rockfish caught in this area be treated in the same manner as prohibited species and discarded at sea with a minimum of injury.

This information bulletin only provides notice of a regulatory change. For the purposes of complying with the regulatory change, you are advised to see the actual text in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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