Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 04-28 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 11, 2004 2:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod FisheryFor Catcher/Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear In the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher/processor vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 14, 2004, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |