NMFS Issues Regulations to Implement Shark Management Resolution in Eastern Pacific Ocean

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is implementing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act to comply with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission's (IATTC) Resolution C-16-05, adopted in July 2016, which sets release requirements for sharks in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) and prohibits the use of 'shark lines' on longline vessels targeting tuna or swordfish in the EPO.