International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Limited Reopening of the 2019 U.S. Pelagic Longline Fishery for Bigeye Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Temporary rule; fishery reopening; fishery closure; request for comments.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
bigeye
Publication date
2019-12-13
Effective date
2019-12-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180209155-8589-02
Abstract
NMFS is temporarily reopening the 2019 U.S. pelagic longline fishery for bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) for five days because the fishery did not catch the entire 3,554 metric ton (t) limit. This action is intended to allow the fishery to access the remainder of the available limit.