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Pacific Island Fisheries; 2020 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits

fishery-mgmt · bigeye · Published 2020-08-19 · Effective 2020-08-17 · 85 FR 50961

Document

Document number
2020-17464
Federal Register citation
85 FR 50961
Type
Rule
Action
Final specifications.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Species
bigeye
Publication date
2020-08-19
Effective date
2020-08-17
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200805-0205

Abstract

NMFS specifies a 2020 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 1,500 t each year to U.S. longline fishing vessels in a specified fishing agreement that meets established criteria, but the overall allocation limit among all territories may not exceed 3,000 t. 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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