Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-85 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
September 18, 2000 10:45 a.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel by Non-CDQ Trawl Gear in Aleutian Islands Subareato Prevent Overfishing of Sharpchin and Northern Rockfish The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing for non-Community Development Quota (CDQ) Atka mackerel by vessels using trawl gear in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area at 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 20, 2000, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is necessary to prevent overfishing of sharpchin/northern rockfish. |