Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017-18 Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish
catch-limit · hawaii · Published 2017-06-30 · Effective 2017-07-31 · 82 FR 29778
Document
Document number
2017-13681
Federal Register citation
82 FR 29778
Type
Rule
Action
Final specifications.
Category
catch-limit
Region
hawaii
Publication date
2017-06-30
Effective date
2017-07-31
NOAA docket
Docket No. 170330338-7585-02
Abstract
NMFS specifies an annual catch limit (ACL) of 306,000 lb for Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for the 2017-18 fishing year, which will begin on September 1, 2017, and end on August 31, 2018. If NMFS projects that the fishery will reach the ACL, NMFS would close the commercial and non-commercial fisheries for MHI Deep 7 bottomfish for the remainder of the fishing year as an accountability measure (AM). The ACL and AM support the long-term sustainability of Hawaii bottomfish.