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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Pacific Island Fisheries; Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 15 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: This final rule implements a framework for specifying 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 the requirements of Western and Central Pacific ...