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International Fisheries Regulations - Fisheries in the Western Pacific - Pelagic Fisheries - Hawaii-Based Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (Us National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (Noaa) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the International Fisheries Regulations - Fisheries in the Western Pacific - Pelagic Fisheries - Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



This final rule removes the annual limit on the number of fishing gear deployments (sets) for the Hawaii-based pelagic shallow-set longline fishery, and increases the annual number of allowable incidental interactions that occur between the fishery and loggerhead sea turtles. The final rule optimizes yield from the fishery without jeopardizing the continued existence of sea turtles and other protected resources. This final rule also makes several administrative clarifications to the regulations.



This ebook contains:

- The complete text of the International Fisheries Regulations - Fisheries in the Western Pacific - Pelagic Fisheries - Hawaii-based Shallow-set Longline Fishery (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition)

- A dynamic table of content linking to each section

- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure