Catch Limits Results
Proposed 2026–2028 Catch Limits for Main Hawaiian Islands Deepwater Shrimp and Precious Coral Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries announces a proposed rule to maintain existing annual catch limits for deepwater shrimp and precious coral commercial fisheries in the main Hawaiian Islands.The catch limits would apply in federal and state waters around Hawaiʻi for…
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08/24/2026
Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures for 2025-2027
NOAA Fisheries announces an annual catch limit of 493,000 pounds for the main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 bottomfish, effective May 21, 2026. This ACL applies to fishing years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027. Each fishing year begins September 1 and…
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07/26/2026
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
07/26/2026
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
07/26/2026
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
07/26/2026
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
07/26/2026