Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-40 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 17, 2008 3:00 p.m. |
NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel by Vessels Participating in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island Trawl Limited Access Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District and Bering Sea Subarea The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District (Statistical Area 541) and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) for vessels participating in the BSAI trawl limited access fishery, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 18, 2008, through 12 noon, A.l.t., March 20, 2008, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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