Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan; Reopening of the Southern Exclusion Zone to the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery
fishery-mgmt · hawaii · whale · Published 2020-08-19 · Effective 2020-08-25 · 85 FR 50959
Document
Document number
2020-18308
Federal Register citation
85 FR 50959
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
hawaii
Species
whale
Publication date
2020-08-19
Effective date
2020-08-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 110131070-2626-02
Abstract
In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, and the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan, NMFS hereby reopens the Southern Exclusion Zone to deep-set longline fishing for all vessels registered under the Hawaii longline limited access program. At least one of the Southern Exclusion Zone reopening criteria defined in the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Plan regulations has been met.