Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 04-23 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 4, 2004 3:15 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed FishingFor Pacific Cod By Vessels Catching Pacific Cod For Processing By The Offshore Component In The Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels catching Pacific cod for processing by the offshore component in the Western Regulatory Area (Statistical Area 610, between 159 degrees and 170 degrees W. longitudes) of the Gulf of Alaska, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 8, 2004, through 12 noon, A.l.t., September 1, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |