Catch Limits Results
Final Rule to Implement 2024-2026 Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to implement Amendment 7 to the American Samoa Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP). Amendment 7 and this rule:Discontinue the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish management unit species (BMUS)Implement new single…
Effective
04/02/2025
Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago; Discontinue Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago. This amendment discontinues the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish management unit species because the best scientific…
Published
04/02/2025
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces a valid specified fishing agreement between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the Hawaiʻi Longline Association.
The agreement allocates up to 1,500 metric tons of CNMI’s 2023 longline…
Published
04/02/2025
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
NOAA Fisheries is specifying a 2023 catch limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) for longline-caught bigeye tuna in each U.S. Pacific territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Each territory may also allocate up to…
Published
04/02/2025
2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa
NOAA Fisheries announces a valid specified fishing agreement between American Samoa and the Hawaiʻi Longline Association. The agreement allocates up to 1,500 metric tons (t) of American Samoa’s 2022 bigeye tuna limit to U.S. longline fishing…
Published
04/02/2025
