NMFS Announces Opening and Closing Dates for Directed Fisheries in Alaska's Exclusive Economic Zone

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is setting the dates for the first and second directed fisheries in the harvest limit area (HLA) of Statistical Areas 542 and 543, in order to manage the catch of Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, and prevent exceeding the established total allowable catch limit of 2007.