Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 01-80 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
August 29, 2001 2:15 p.m. |
NMFS Closes Directed Fishing for Groundfish by Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for groundfish by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) except for sablefish and demersal shelf rockfish in the Southeast Outside District, effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), September 4, 2001, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |