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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BA39 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Bluefin Tuna Bycatch Reduction in the Gulf of Mexico Pelagic Longline Fishery 
Abstract: This rule will consider requiring the use of weak hooks by pelagic longline (PLL) vessels fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. The dual intent of this rule is to provide a new gear technology for PLL vessels to continue routine fishing operations in the Gulf of Mexico on directed fisheries such as yellowfin tuna while increasing the live release of incidentally caught Atlantic bluefin tuna to further stock recovery of this historically overfished species. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 639   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/13/2011  76 FR 2313   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/12/2011    
Final Action  04/05/2011  76 FR 18653   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Margo Schulze-Haugen
Supervisory Fish Management Officer
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 713-0234
Fax:301 713-1917
Email: margo.schulze-haugen@noaa.gov