Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Tuna Purse Seine Vessels in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP)
other · tuna · Published 2005-04-12 · Effective 2005-05-12 · 70 FR 19004
Document
Document number
05-7312
Federal Register citation
70 FR 19004
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
tuna
Publication date
2005-04-12
Effective date
2005-05-12
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040920271-5083-02, I.D. 102004A
Abstract
NMFS issues a final rule to implement resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and by the Parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP). The final rule prohibits activities that undermine the effective implementation and enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (DPCIA), and International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (IDCPA).