Pacific Island Fisheries Sets New Sea Turtle Limits in Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery

Summary

The U.S. government has revised measures governing interactions between the Hawaii shallow-set pelagic longline fishery and sea turtles, lowering the annual limit for leatherback sea turtles and removing the limit for North Pacific loggerhead turtles, to ensure a continued supply of fresh domestic swordfish while protecting these sea turtles.