Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Closure of the Hawaii Shallow-Set Pelagic Longline Fishery Due To Reaching the Annual Limit on Sea Turtle Interactions
seasonal-closure · western pacific · sea turtle · Published 2011-11-25 · Effective 2011-11-18 · 76 FR 72643
Document
Document number
2011-30386
Federal Register citation
76 FR 72643
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; fishery closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
western pacific
Species
sea turtle
Publication date
2011-11-25
Effective date
2011-11-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 080225267-91393-03
Abstract
NMFS closes the shallow-set pelagic longline fishery north of the Equator for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program. The shallow-set fishery has reached the 2011 limit on physical interactions with sea turtles, so the fishery must be closed for the remainder of the calendar year. This action is necessary to comply with regulations that govern the pelagic fisheries in the western Pacific that establish maximum annual limits on the numbers of interactions that occur between longline fishing gear and sea turtles.