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Pacific Island Fisheries; Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on May 1, 2026. Comments closed on June 1, 2026.
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What the agency says
NMFS proposes a framework to determine 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 Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) 2024-06. If the retention limit is reached, NMFS proposes to prohibit longline retention of WCNPO striped marlin by longline fishing vessels until the end of the year to prevent the U.S. catch limit from being exceeded. Because the U.S. limit under the framework can change each year, NMFS proposes to specify the updated catch and longline retention limits by notice in the Federal Register early each calendar year. For fishing year 2026, NMFS proposes to specify a U.S. WCNPO striped marlin limit of 393.4 metric tons (mt) (867,300 pounds (lb)) and a U.S. longline retention limit of 381.6 mt (841,300 lb) using the framework.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-08502
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Comments due
- June 1, 2026
- Dates
- NMFS must receive comments by June 1, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 260428-0117
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BN81
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 665
- Topics
- Fisheries; Fishing; Hawaii
- Pages
- 4
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