NMFS Reopens Bigeye Fishing for Haiwaii's Longliners Through Quota Agreement with Mariana Islands
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] October 13, 2015
NMFS will allows Haiwaii's longline tuna vessels to resume bigeye fishing efforts in Western and Central Pacific Ocean through an agreement with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands .
According to NMFS the Islands have a 2,000 metric ton catch limit of longline-caught bigeye tuna and can allocate up to 1,000 mt each year to US longline fishing vessels in a specified fishing agreement that is consistent with established regulations...
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