International trade · 29/12/2014Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Corrects Final Rule on Fish Aggregating Devices in Purse Seine Fisheries for 2015
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has corrected a final rule published in 2014 regarding restrictions on the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) by U.S. purse seine vessels in the western and central Pacific Ocean, which was set to take effect on January 1, 2015, without a Federal Register notice.