WASHINGTON, April 21 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Pacific Island Fisheries; Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish for Fishing Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 21 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: In this final rule, NMFS implements an annual catch limit (ACL) of 493, 000 pounds (lb) (223, 621 kilograms (kg)) of Deep 7 bottomfish in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) for fishing years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The fishing year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of the following year. This rule mai...