# Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2015 CNMI Longline Bigeye Tuna Fishery; Closure
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2015-11-27 · Effective 2015-11-30 · 80 FR 74002
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-30193
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Species:** bigeye
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 74002
- **Publication date:** 2015-11-27
- **Effective date:** 2015-11-30
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 130708597-4380-01
## Abstract

NMFS is closing the U.S. pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean as a result of the fishery reaching the 2015 allocation limit for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This action is necessary to comply with regulations managing this fish stock.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/27/2015-30193/pacific-island-pelagic-fisheries-2015-cnmi-longline-bigeye-tuna-fishery-closure)
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