NMFS Considers Regulations to Prohibit High Seas Transshipment of Highly Migratory Species

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is considering new regulations to prohibit the transshipment of highly migratory species on the high seas to or from U.S. vessels operating in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, in order to meet obligations under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.