Handel i gospodarka · 04/10/2012

Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Revised Limits on Sea Turtle Interactions in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has revised the annual number of accidental interactions allowed between the Hawaii-based shallow-set pelagic longline fishery and two species of sea turtles, the leatherback and North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles. The rule also includes administrative housekeeping changes to the regulations governing the fishery.