NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: PACIFIC ISLAND FISHERIES; ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES FOR MARIANA BOTTOMFISH MANAGEMENT UNIT SPECIES IN THE GUAM MANAGEMENT SUBAREA

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Pacific Island Fisheries; Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures for Mariana Bottomfish Management Unit Species in the Guam Management Subarea.

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

Summary: NMFS is modifying the annual catch limit (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for Mariana bottomfish management unit species (MUS) in the Guam Management Subarea (the fishery). The rule increases the ACL from 31, 000 pounds (lb) (14, 061 kilograms (kg)) to 34, 500 lb (15, 649 kg), replaces the in-season AM with a po...