# International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Whale Shark Conservation Measures
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2014-09-18 · Effective 2014-10-20 · 79 FR 56017
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-22278
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 56017
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/09/18/2014-22278/international-fisheries-pacific-tuna-fisheries-fishing-restrictions-in-the-eastern-pacific-ocean)
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