International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2021 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
other · tuna · Published 2021-03-29 · Effective 2021-04-05 · 86 FR 16303
Document
Document number
2021-06333
Federal Register citation
86 FR 16303
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
tuna
Publication date
2021-03-29
Effective date
2021-04-05
NOAA docket
Docket No. 210322-0062
Abstract
NMFS is issuing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to implement Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-20-02 ("Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 2021"). This rule implements annual limits on commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) for 2021. This action is necessary to conserve Pacific bluefin tuna and for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.