Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 99-25 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
February 25, 1999 3:35 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Rock Sole/Flathead Sole/"Other Flatfish"for Trawl Gear in the BSAI The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for rock sole, flathead sole, and "other flatfish" by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 26, 1999, until 12 noon, A.l.t., March 30, 1999, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |