# International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Purse Seine Observer Exemptions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2022-03-25 · Effective 2022-03-25 · 87 FR 17018
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-06337
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 17018
- **Publication date:** 2022-03-25
- **Effective date:** 2022-03-25
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 220322-0076
## Abstract

NMFS issues regulations under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Tuna Conventions Act (TCA) of 1950, as amended, to allow NMFS to issue temporary exemptions from purse seine observer requirements in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) in accordance with procedures adopted by Parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) and members of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). This final rule is necessary for the continuity of fishing activities for large U.S. purse seine vessels and for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/25/2022-06337/international-fisheries-pacific-tuna-fisheries-purse-seine-observer-exemptions-in-the-eastern)
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