IB 08-132: NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is opening directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) at 12 noon, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), November 18, 2008, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This action is necessary to fully use the 2008 total allowable catch of northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.25(a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(i)(C), and (a)(2)(iii)(D).

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