# Pacific Island Fisheries; Closure of the 2019 Hawaii Shallow-Set Pelagic Longline Fishery
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; fishery closure. · Published 2019-03-28 · Effective 2019-03-27 · 84 FR 11654
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-05939
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** hawaii
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 11654
- **Publication date:** 2019-03-28
- **Effective date:** 2019-03-27
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 120416010-2476-01
## Abstract

This final rule closes the Hawaii shallow-set pelagic longline fishery north of the Equator for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program. The shallow-set fishery has reached the annual limit of 17 physical interactions with North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles, so NMFS must close the fishery for the remainder of the calendar year, or until further notice. This action is necessary to comply with regulations that establish maximum annual limits on the numbers of interactions that occur between longline fishing gear and sea turtles.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/28/2019-05939/pacific-island-fisheries-closure-of-the-2019-hawaii-shallow-set-pelagic-longline-fishery)
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