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International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Safe Handling and Release Practices for Sharks on Longline Vessels and Revision to Vessel Monitoring System Requirements in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 25, 2024. Comments closed on May 28, 2024.
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What the agency says
NMFS is proposing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended, to implement Resolutions C-23-07 (Conservation Measures for the Protection and Sustainable Management of Sharks) and C-23-11 (On the Establishment of a Vessel Monitoring System) adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) at its meeting in August 2023 in Victoria, Canada. This proposed rule would implement provisions of these Resolutions and would require U.S. longline vessels fishing for tuna or tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) that have incidental shark catch to release sharks by leaving them in the water and cutting the branchline so that less than 1 meter remains on each animal. The proposed rule would also require large vessels fishing for tuna or tuna-like species in the EPO to make manual reports every six hours in the event of a malfunctioning vessel monitoring system (VMS) unit. This action is necessary for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-08702
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- April 25, 2024
- Comments due
- May 28, 2024
- Dates
- Comments on the proposed rule and supporting documents must be submitted in writing by May 28, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. 240417-0110
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BM67
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 300
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Fish; Fisheries; Fishing; Marine resources; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Treaties
- Pages
- 6
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