other · tuna · Published 1998-07-07 · Effective 1998-06-10 · 63 FR 36611
Document
Document number
98-17938
Federal Register citation
63 FR 36611
Type
Rule
Action
Rescission of prohibition.
Category
other
Species
tuna
Publication date
1998-07-07
Effective date
1998-06-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 980629161-8161-01
Abstract
NMFS issues this notification announcing the rescission of the prohibition of the use of aircraft to assist fishing vessel operators in the location and capture of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT). This rescission is in compliance with a June 10, 1998, Order of the United States District Court for Massachusetts (Court), which overturned the regulations banning the use of spotter planes in other than the Purse Seine and Harpoon categories.