Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2017 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Bigeye Tuna Fishery; Closure
seasonal-closure · western pacific · bigeye · Published 2017-11-30 · Effective 2017-12-06 · 82 FR 56747
Document
Document number
2017-25801
Federal Register citation
82 FR 56747
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
western pacific
Species
bigeye
Publication date
2017-11-30
Effective date
2017-12-06
NOAA docket
Docket No. 170109046-7933-02
Abstract
NMFS is closing the U.S. pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean because the fishery will reach the 2017 allocation limit for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This action is necessary to comply with regulations managing this fish stock.