International Fisheries Regulations; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Establishment of Incidental Catch Limit for Yellowfin Tuna Taken by the U.S. Purse Seine Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Zusammenfassung

NMFS announces that the 2001 yellowfin tuna quota has been reached and a 15-percent incidental catch limit is now in effect for yellowfin tuna taken in the U.S. purse seine fishery in the Commission's Yellowfin Regulatory Area (CYRA) of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) through the remainder of 2001. This action is taken in accordance with a resolution adopted by the IATTC and approved by the Department of State (DOS).