Regulation & law · 04/11/2002

NMFS Proposes Rule to Implement 2002 Management Measures for Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Tuna Stocks

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to close the purse seine fishery for tuna in the Convention Area for the month of December 2002, in an effort to prevent overfishing and maintain healthy tuna stocks, as recommended by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and approved by the US Department of State (DOS) under the Tuna Conventions Act. The proposed rule also extends the current bycatch reduction pilot program through 2004.