Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-56 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
June 30, 2000 2:15 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pollock by "Open Access" Vessels in the SCA of the BSAI The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the Steller sea lion conservation area (SCA) of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) by "open access" vessels (i.e. those vessels not fishing in cooperatives, which are catching pollock for processing by the inshore component). This prohibition is effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 3, 2000, until 12 noon, A.l.t., August 20, 2000, according to James Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |