International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2017 Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishery Closure in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

seasonal-closure · tuna · Published 2017-08-28 · Effective 2017-08-28 · 82 FR 40720

Document

Document number: 2017-18157
Federal Register citation: 82 FR 40720
Type: Rule
Action: Temporary rule; closure.
Category: seasonal-closure
Species: tuna
Publication date: 2017-08-28
Effective date: 2017-08-28
NOAA docket: Docket No. 160422356-7283-02

Abstract

NMFS is temporarily closing the U.S. commercial fishery for Pacific bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) through December 31, 2017, because the 2017 catch limit of 425 metric tons has been exceeded. This action is necessary to prevent the fishery from further exceeding the applicable catch limit established by the Inter- American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in Resolution C-16-08 (Measures for the Conservation and Management of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean).

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