NMFS Opens Sablefish Fishing Season Under Individual Fishing Quota and Community Development Quota Programs

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is launching a sablefish fishing season, starting at 12:00 AM Alaska local time on March 17, 2012, and ending at 12:00 AM Alaska local time on November 7, 2012, under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) and Community Development Quota (CDQ) programs, which coincide with the International Pacific Halibut Commission's 2012 commercial halibut fishery opening dates.