# International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2017 Bigeye Tuna Longline Fishery Closure in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2017-09-01 · Effective 2017-09-08 · 82 FR 41562
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-18577
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 41562
- **Publication date:** 2017-09-01
- **Effective date:** 2017-09-08
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 170223197-7311-01
## Abstract

NMFS is temporarily closing the U.S. pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna for vessels over 24 meters in overall length in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) through December 31, 2017, because the 2017 catch limit of 500 metric tons is expected to be reached. This action is necessary to prevent the fishery from exceeding the applicable catch limit established by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in Resolution C-17-01 (Conservation of Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean during 2017).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/09/01/2017-18577/international-fisheries-pacific-tuna-fisheries-2017-bigeye-tuna-longline-fishery-closure-in-the)
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