2024–2026 Hawaiʻi Kona Crab Catch Limits and Accountability Measures

NOAA Fisheries is implementing catch requirements for Kona crab in the main Hawaiian Islands, for 2024, 2025, and 2026. These include:

• An annual catch limit, or ACL, of 30,802 lb
• An annual catch target, or ACT, of 25,491 lb
• In-season and post-season accountability measures

This effort supports the long-term sustainability of the Hawaiʻi Kona crab fishery.

Read the Federal Register notice and supporting documents

Related Information

• The Mysterious Kona Crab and its Sustainable Fishery
• Pacific Islands Annual Catch Limits
• Hawaiʻi Rules for Pāpa‘i kualoa (Kona crab)