Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 02-47 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
July 10, 2002 11:30 a.m. |
NMFS Announces Registration for Harvest Limit Area Atka Mackerel B Season Fishery The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the registration deadline for the harvest limit area (HLA) Atka mackerel B season fishery in the Aleutian Islands. The HLA includes Steller sea lion critical habitat in statistical areas 542 and 543. In order to participate in the lottery for HLA directed fishery assignments, vessels must be registered by August 1, 2002, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |