Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 02-16 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 13, 2002 3:30 p.m. |
NMFS Announces the March 18, 2002, Season Opening of the Sablefish Fixed Gear Fisheries Managed under the IFQ Program The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the March 18, 2002, season opening of the sablefish fixed gear fisheries managed under the IFQ program. The season will open at 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 18, 2002, and will close 1200 hrs, A.l.t., November 18, 2002. This period is the same as the 2002 IFQ and Community Development Quota season for Pacific halibut adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |