Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 06-106 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
October 10, 2006 3:30 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Non-American Fisheries Act Crab 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 non-American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab 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 (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, October 12, 2006, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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