The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for pelagic shelf rockfish in Central Regulatory Area (Statistical Areas 620 and 630, between 147 degrees and 159 degrees W. longitudes) of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) at 1200 hrs, Alaska local time, October 2, 2006, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
This action is necessary to fully use the 2006 total allowable catch of pelagic shelf rockfish specified for the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
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 06-99: NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
September 29, 2006 - 4:00 p.m.
Notice of a fishery management action.
