The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels participating in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, May 19, 2008, according to Robert D. Mecum, Acting Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS.
This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the first seasonal allowance of the 2008 halibut bycatch allowance specified for the trawl yellowfin sole fishery category by vessels participating in the Amendment 80 limited access fishery in the BSAI and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.21(e)(3)(vi)(B) and 679.21(e)(7)(v).
After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable amounts at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip.
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 08-59: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Yellowfin Sole by Vessels Participating in the Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
May 16, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.
Notice of a fishery management action.
