NMFS Proposes Rule to Protect Sea Turtles from Shallow Longline Fishing

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to prohibit the use of shallow longline sets targeting swordfish in the Pacific Ocean east of 150° W. long. by vessels not already restricted under current regulations, with the goal of protecting endangered and threatened sea turtles from the impacts of this fishing method.