International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2022-2024 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
other · tuna · Published 2022-08-05 · Effective 2022-08-12 · 87 FR 47939
Document
Document number
2022-16824
Federal Register citation
87 FR 47939
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
tuna
Publication date
2022-08-05
Effective date
2022-08-12
NOAA docket
Docket No. 220801-0167
Abstract
NMFS is implementing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to implement Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-21-05 ("Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean"). This final rule implements annual limits on commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) for 2022-2024. This action is necessary to conserve Pacific bluefin tuna and for the United States (U.S.) to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.