Final rule; 2003 management measures for tuna purse seine fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
tuna
Publication date
2003-12-03
Effective date
2003-12-01
NOAA docket
Docket No.
Abstract
NMFS announces final 2003 management measures to prevent overfishing of eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) tuna stocks, consistent with recommendations by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) that have been approved by the Department of State (DOS) under the Tuna Conventions Act. The purse seine fishery for tuna is prohibited in a portion of the Convention Area for the month of December, 2003. This action is taken to limit the impact of the purse seine fishery on bigeye tuna which are taken with yellowfin tuna in these waters and thus reduce the potential for overfishing.