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Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2018 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits

fishery-mgmt · bigeye · Published 2018-10-23 · Effective 2018-10-22 · 83 FR 53399

Document

Document number
2018-23080
Federal Register citation
83 FR 53399
Type
Rule
Action
Final specifications.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
bigeye
Publication date
2018-10-23
Effective date
2018-10-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180208146-8946-01

Abstract

In this final rule, NMFS specifies a 2018 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)). NMFS will allow each territory to allocate up to 1,000 t 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.

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