International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Whale Shark Conservation Measures
other · tuna · Published 2014-09-18 · Effective 2014-10-20 · 79 FR 56017
Document
Document number
2014-22278
Federal Register citation
79 FR 56017
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
tuna
Publication date
2014-09-18
Effective date
2014-10-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 130722645-4769-02
Abstract
NMFS is issuing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act to implement a resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) intended to conserve whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). This final rule would prohibit setting a purse seine net on whale sharks, and would require certain measures to protect whale sharks in the event that a whale shark is encircled in a purse seine net. This rulemaking is necessary for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.