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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-AW67 | Publication ID: Spring 2009 |
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: Previously 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:
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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 |