NMFS Announces Approval of Fishing Limit Regulations in Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for regulations on fishing limits in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including restrictions on purse seine and longline fisheries, and prohibitions on the use of fish aggregating devices and transshipment in these fisheries, which were finalized on July 18, 2018.