Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016-17 Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish
catch-limit · hawaii · Published 2017-01-18 · Effective 2017-02-17 · 82 FR 5429
Document
Document number
2017-00622
Federal Register citation
82 FR 5429
Type
Rule
Action
Final specifications.
Category
catch-limit
Region
hawaii
Publication date
2017-01-18
Effective date
2017-02-17
NOAA docket
Docket No. 160811726-6999-02
Abstract
In this final rule, NMFS specifies an annual catch limit (ACL) of 318,000 lb of Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for the 2016-17 fishing year. As an accountability measure (AM), if the ACL is projected to be reached, NMFS would close the commercial and non-commercial fisheries for MHI Deep 7 bottomfish for the remainder of the fishing year. The ACL and AM support the long-term sustainability of Hawaii bottomfish.