NMFS Closes Yellowfin Sole Fishing in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear in Zone 1 of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area to prevent exceeding the 2001 bycatch allowance for red king crab in this fishery category.