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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BF65 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
Title: ●International Fisheries; Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions Regarding Mobulid Rays | |
Abstract: Per the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Resolution C-15-04, this rule would prohibit any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays caught in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Convention Area from being retained onboard, transshipped, landed, stored, sold, or offered for sale. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Convention Area is defined as the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean within the area bounded by the west coast of the Americas and by 50 N. latitude, 150 W. longitude, and 50 S. latitude. Also per the Resolution, this rule provides an exemption in cases where mobulid rays are unintentionally caught, and also includes safe release guidelines for mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught. Regulations already require purse seine vessels to release all rays, except those being retained for consumption aboard the vessel, as soon as practicable after being identified on board the vessel during the brailing operation. U.S. vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean do not target mobulid rays and do not commonly catch mobulid rays as bycatch. In addition, no catch of mobulid rays have been reported in eastern Pacific Ocean U.S. longline fisheries. | |
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: 44 U.S.C. 3501 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: No | |
Agency Contact: William Stelle Jr. Regional Administrator, West Coast Region Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 7600 Sand Point Way Northeast, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115 Phone:206 526-6150 Email: will.stelle@noaa.gov |