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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BD46 | Publication ID: Fall 2013 |
Title: ●Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Territorial Longline Catch and Effort Limits and Assignments | |
Abstract: The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriation Act of 2012, as extended through the end of 2013 by section 110 of the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2013, directed the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council to amend its fishery ecosystem plan for pelagic fisheries to authorize U.S. Participating Territories of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam) to use, assign, allocate, and manage their catch and effort limits for highly migratory fish stocks through arrangements with U.S. vessels permitted under the plan. The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council has therefore recommended establishing a process for assigning territorial catch or effort limit to U.S. vessels that meet specific criteria. Based on the Councils recommendations, NMFS would describe the terms, conditions, and process for U.S. vessels to enter into a fishing arrangement with a territory. Under the proposed amendment, and as part of the specification for the first year, NMFS would specify an annual longline catch limit for bigeye tuna of 2,000 mt for each territory. Each territory would be allowed to enter into fishing arrangements to transfer up to 1,000 mt of that limit, per year, to eligible U.S. vessels. | |
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:
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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 | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
Agency Contact: Michael Tosatto Regional Administrator, Pacific Islands Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818 Phone:808 725-5000 Email: michael.tosatto@noaa.gov |