NMFS Announces 2000 Yellowfin Tuna Harvest Limits for Eastern Pacific Ocean

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has set the annual catch limits and management regulations for the yellowfin tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission's (IATTC) recommendations and approval from the US Department of State under the Tuna Conventions Act.