Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins
Information Bulletin 00-66 Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 |
July 25, 2000 10:20 a.m. |
NMFS Closes the Pelagic Shelf Rockfish Fisheryin West Yakutat District, GOA The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for pelagic shelf rockfish in the West Yakutat District (Statistical Area 640, between 140 degrees and 147 degrees W. longitudes) in the Gulf of Alaska, effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, July 26, 2000, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. |