# International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Fishing Effort Limits in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2015
> **Rule** · Interim rule; request for comments. · Published 2015-05-21 · Effective 2015-05-21 · 80 FR 29220
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-12286
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 29220
- **Publication date:** 2015-05-21
- **Effective date:** 2015-05-21
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 150406346-5346-01
## Abstract

This interim rule establishes a limit for calendar year 2015 on fishing effort by U.S. purse seine vessels in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (U.S. EEZ) and on the high seas between the latitudes of 20[deg] N. and 20[deg] S. in the area of application of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention). The limit is 1,828 fishing days. This action is necessary for the United States to implement provisions of a conservation and management measure adopted by the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission) and to satisfy the obligations of the United States under the Convention, to which it is a Contracting Party.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/05/21/2015-12286/international-fisheries-western-and-central-pacific-fisheries-for-highly-migratory-species-fishing)
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