NEWS RELEASE (95-26)     March 6, 1995 
Steven Pennoyer                  1:50 p.m.   
907-586-7221                          For Immediate Release

              NMFS REMINDS FISHING INDUSTRY OF FAX NUMBERS
                         FOR REPORTING PURPOSES 


The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces that the
following reports must be sent only to the two facsimile (FAX)
numbers listed below to ensure confidential treatment of
participant's data in the 1995 Gulf of Alaska and Bering
Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries, according to Steven
Pennoyer, Director, Alaska Region, NMFS.

     Report Name                                            FAX Number
     U.S. Vessel Activity Report                  907-586-7313
     Groundfish Product Transfer Report           907-586-7313

     Designated Representative Report             907-586-7131
     Check-in/Check-out Report                    907-586-7131
     Weekly Production Report                     907-586-7131
     Daily Production Report                      907-586-7131
     
Further assistance may be obtained by contacting the Fisheries
Management Division, NMFS, 907-586-7228.