Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 09-14 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
January 29, 2009 9:00 a.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 60 Feet (18.3 Meters) Length Overall in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 60 feet (≥ 18.3 (m)) length overall (LOA) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, February 1, 2009, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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