# International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Revised 2018 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; 2018 Catch Limit
> **Rule** · Final rule and notice of availability of a final supplemental environmental assessment (EA). · Published 2018-03-28 · Effective 2018-04-27 · 83 FR 13203
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-06148
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 13203
- **Publication date:** 2018-03-28
- **Effective date:** 2018-04-27
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 170925942-8250-02
## Abstract

The National Marine Fisheries Service is issuing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act to revise trip limits on the commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna applicable to 2018. U.S. commercial fishing vessels are subject to a biennial limit for 2017 and 2018, and the catch limit in 2018 is 114 metric tons (mt). To avoid exceeding the biennial limit, NMFS is imposing a 1-mt trip limit--except for large- mesh drift gillnet vessels, which would be subject to a 2-mt trip limit--throughout 2018 or until the 2018 catch limit is reached and the fishery is closed. This action is necessary for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. This document also announces the availability of a final supplemental Environmental Assessment that analyzed the environmental impacts of imposing a reduced trip limit.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/03/28/2018-06148/international-fisheries-pacific-tuna-fisheries-revised-2018-commercial-fishing-restrictions-for)
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