Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10/10/2000

Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant Administrator) imposed embargoes on yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna products from Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Vanuatu, and Venezuela under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., on October 3, 2000. This action prohibits the importation into the United States from these nations of yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna products harvested by purse seine in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP). NMFS is imposing the embargoes because these nations harvest tuna in the ETP with purse seine vessels with greater than 400 short tons (362.8 mt) of carrying capacity and have not received "affirmative findings" as required by 50 CFR 216.24(f)(9). This determination remains in effect for each nation until an affirmative finding has been granted to a nation by the Assistant Administrator.