NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: PACIFIC ISLAND FISHERIES; CATCH AND RETENTION LIMITS FOR STRIPED MARLIN IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE EQUATOR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Pacific Island Fisheries; Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 1 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS proposes a framework to determine catch limits for all U.S. fisheries and retention limits by U.S. longline fisheries under a Hawaii longline limited entry permit for Western and Central North Pacific Ocean (WCNPO) striped marlin ( Kajikia audax), consistent with Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (W...