Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 06-1 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
January 12, 2006 9:30 a.m. |
NMFS Opens the Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area to Groundfish Fishing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is removing the closure of the Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to directed fishing for groundfish by vessels named on Federal Fisheries Permits (FFP) and using trawl, pot or hook-and-line gear. This closure would have taken effect at 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t), March 15, 2006, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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