Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 02-94 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
November 21, 2002 4:00 p.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Catcher Processor Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the BSAI The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher processor vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, November 25, 2002, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |