# Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2018 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa
> **Rule** · Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. · Published 2018-12-10 · 83 FR 63428
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-26616
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** western pacific
- **Species:** bigeye
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 63428
- **Publication date:** 2018-12-10
## Abstract

NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,000 metric tons (t) of the 2018 bigeye tuna limit for the Territory of American Samoa to identified U.S. longline fishing vessels. The agreement supports the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands, and fisheries development in American Samoa.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/12/10/2018-26616/pacific-island-pelagic-fisheries-2018-us-territorial-longline-bigeye-tuna-catch-limits-for-american)
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