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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AW67 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: ●Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Purse Seine Closed Area Around Guam and Purse Seine and Longline Closed Areas Around the Northern Mariana Islands 
Abstract: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council recommends that U.S. tuna purse seine vessels be excluded from operating within the U.S. EEZ around the Mariana Islands, including Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and that pelagic longline fishing be excluded within 30 nm of the Northern Mariana Islands. Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region intends to minimize localized stock depletion by the purse seine fishery and reduce catch competition between the purse seine and small-boat pelagic (e.g., troll and handline) fisheries. Amendment 17 also intends to reduce competition for target species and gear conflicts between small-boat pelagic fisheries and the longline fishery. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 665   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2008    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Alvin Katekaru
Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1601 Kapiolani Boulevard,
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone:808 944-2207
Fax:808 973-2941
Email: alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov