The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area effective 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), October 20, 2002 until 12 midnight, A.l.t., December 31, 2002, according to James W. Balsiger, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2002 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl yellowfin sole and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.21(e)(7)(v).
Maximum retainable bycatch amounts may be found in the regulations at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f).
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 in the Code of Federal Regulations.
IB 02-89: NMFS Closes Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the BSAI
October 17, 2002 - 3:30 p.m.
Notice of a fishery management action.
