Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2016 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
fishery-mgmt · western pacific · bigeye · Published 2016-09-20 · 81 FR 64356
Document
Document number
2016-22619
Federal Register citation
81 FR 64356
Type
Rule
Action
Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
western pacific
Species
bigeye
Publication date
2016-09-20
Abstract
NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,000 metric tons of the 2016 bigeye tuna limit for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to identified U.S. longline fishing vessels. The agreement supports the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands, and fisheries development in the CNMI.