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INFORMATION BULLETIN (99-116) Sustainable Fisheries Division 907-586-7228 September 23, 1999 12:00 p.m. NMFS CLOSES THE ATKA MACKEREL FISHERY IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN DISTRICT The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting directed fishing for Atka mackerel in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, September 24, 1999, according to Steven Pennoyer, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 1999 initial total allowable catch of Atka mackerel allocated to this area and is issued pursuant to 50 CFR 679.20(d)(1)(iii). After the effective date of this closure the maximum retainable bycatch amounts at 50 CFR 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time during a trip. This information bulletin provides notice that a regulatory change has occurred. Do not rely upon it to guide you in complying with the regulatory change.

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