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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BA66 | Publication ID: Spring 2011 |
Title: ●Management Measures for Tuna Fisheries Operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean | |
Abstract: NMFS proposes regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended, to implement decisions of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). At its eighty-first meeting, in September 2010, the IATTC adopted the following three recommendations: (1) Recommendation on Tuna Conservation 2011-2013 (C-10-01); (2) Recommendation on Seabirds (C-10-02); and (3) Recommendation Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys (C-10-03). The United States already has domestic seabird conservation measures in place for U.S. longline fisheries that operate in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) that satisfy the requirements under Recommendation C-10-02. Thus, this rule would implement IATTC Recommendations C-10-01 and C-10-03, and update vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements in the EPO in accordance with IATTC Resolution C-04-06. This rule would amend current tuna conservation measures in the longline and purse seine fisheries by (1) reducing the duration of the purse seine closure period in the EPO from 73 to 62 days in 2011 and continuing this purse seine closure period in 2012 and 2013; (2) allowing vessel owners to choose between two closure periods each year rather than requiring the entire U.S. fleet to adhere to one closure period; (3) continuing the 500 metric ton bigeye tuna quota for large-scale longline vessels for 2011-2013; (4) renewing the tuna retention program in the purse seine fishery (5) prohibiting tuna fishing vessels from fishing within one nautical mile of data buoys in the EPO; and (6) requiring tuna fishing vessels over 24 meters in length to install and operate VMS. | |
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 300 | |
Legal Authority: 16 USC 951 to 961 and 971 et seq |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Mark Helvey Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone:562 980-4040 Fax:562 980-4047 Email: mark.helvey@noaa.gov |