Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-84 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
August 31, 2000 2:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel by Gear Types Other-Than-Jig Gearin Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel with gears other than jig gear in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, September 5, 2000, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |