NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Atka Mackerel in BSAI to Prevent Exceeding 2009 TAC Limit

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has prohibited directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Eastern Aleutian District and the Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI) to prevent exceeding the 2009 total allowable catch (TAC) limit. NMFS is also announcing the opening and closing dates for directed fisheries in areas 542 and 543 within the harvest limit area (HLA).