# Pacific Island Fisheries; 5-Year Extension of Moratorium on Harvest of Gold Corals
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2018-06-14 · Effective 2018-07-16 · 83 FR 27716
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-12817
- **Category:** other
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 27716
- **Publication date:** 2018-06-14
- **Effective date:** 2018-07-16
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 180202114-8513-02
## Abstract

This final rule extends the region-wide moratorium on the harvest of gold corals in the U.S. Pacific Islands through June 30, 2023. NMFS intends this final rule to prevent overfishing and to stimulate research on gold corals.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/14/2018-12817/pacific-island-fisheries-5-year-extension-of-moratorium-on-harvest-of-gold-corals)
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