Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries Announces 2018 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has agreed to allocate up to 1,000 metric tons of the 2018 bigeye tuna limit for U.S. longline fishing vessels in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, supporting long-term fishery sustainability and fisheries development in the region.