Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 08-42 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
March 18, 2008 11:00 a.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pacific Cod Fishery for Catcher Vessels Less than 60 Feet Length Overall Using Pot or Hook and Line 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 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using pot or hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, March 21, 2008, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
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