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Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2017 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits

fishery-mgmt · bigeye · Published 2017-10-13 · Effective 2017-10-10 · 82 FR 47642

Document

Document number
2017-22155
Federal Register citation
82 FR 47642
Type
Rule
Action
Final specifications.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
bigeye
Publication date
2017-10-13
Effective date
2017-10-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 170109046-7933-02

Abstract

In this final rule, NMFS specifies a 2017 limit of 2,000 mt of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. participating territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands). NMFS will allow each territory to allocate up to 1,000 mt each year to U.S. longline fishing vessels in a valid specified fishing agreement. As an accountability measure, NMFS will monitor, attribute, and restrict (if necessary), catches of longline-caught bigeye tuna, including catches made under a specified fishing agreement. These catch limits and accountability measures support the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands and fisheries development in the U.S. territories.

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