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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

Fisheries Management - Information Bulletins

2/5/2013
9:30 a.m.
Information Bulletin 13
Sustainable Fisheries
907-586-7228
NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for pollock in Statistical Area 630 of the Gulf of Alaska, effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 8, 2013, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This action is necessary to fully use the A season allowance of the 2013 total allowable catch of pollock specified for Statistical Area 630. Other closures remain in full force and effect.

This information bulletin only provides notice of a regulatory change. For the purposes of complying with the regulatory change, you are advised to see the actual text of the regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations.