Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 09-34 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 12, 2009 1:30 p.m. |
NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less than 60 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 60 feet (< 18.3 (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 16, 2009, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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