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RIN: 0648-BF65

Publication ID: Fall 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 prohibited 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 degrees N. latitude, 150 degrees W. longitude, and 50 degrees S. latitude. Also per the Resolution, this rule provided an exemption in cases where mobulid rays are unintentionally caught, and also included 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: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 300
Legal Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/22/2016	81 FR 23669
NPRM Comment Period End	05/23/2016
Final Action	08/01/2016	81 FR 50401
Final Action Effective	08/01/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	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