Pacific Island Fisheries; Swordfish Trip Limits in the American Samoa Pelagic Longline Fishery
fishery-mgmt · western pacific · swordfish · Published 2020-11-10 · Effective 2020-12-10 · 85 FR 71577
Document
Document number
2020-24752
Federal Register citation
85 FR 71577
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
western pacific
Species
swordfish
Publication date
2020-11-10
Effective date
2020-12-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 201102-0284
Abstract
This final rule removes the swordfish retention limit in the American Samoa deep-set longline fishery. The intent of this rule is to eliminate wasteful regulatory discards of marketable seafood, increasing efficiency and benefits to the local community and the Nation.