NEWS RELEASE (95-114)	October 5, 1995   
Steven Pennoyer			4:05 p.m.       
907-586-7221			For Immediate Release

               NMFS CLOSES DIRECTED FISHING FOR YELLOWFIN 
           SOLE BY VESSELS USING TRAWL GEAR IN THE BERING SEA AND
                    ALEUTIAN ISLANDS MANAGEMENT AREA


The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing the
directed fishery for yellowfin sole by vessels using trawl gear
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI)
effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, October 8, 1995, according
to Steven Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS.

This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1995 bycatch
allowance of Pacific halibut apportioned to the trawl yellowfin
sole fishery in the BSAI.

After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable
bycatch amounts at 50 CFR 675.20(h) apply at any time during a
trip.

This press release provides notice that a regulatory change has
occurred.  Do not rely upon it to guide you in complying with the
regulatory change.  To obtain information concerning the new
regulatory requirements, consult the applicable regulation
published in the Federal Register.  Further assistance may be
obtained by contacting the Fisheries Management Division, NMFS,
907-586-7228.