# Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2019 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
> **Rule** · Final specifications. · Published 2019-07-18 · Effective 2019-07-17 · 84 FR 34321
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-15317
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** bigeye
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 34321
- **Publication date:** 2019-07-18
- **Effective date:** 2019-07-17
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 190325272-9537-02
## Abstract

In this final rule, NMFS specifies a 2019 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)). NMFS will allow each territory to allocate up to 1,000 t each year to U.S. longline fishing vessels in a valid specified fishing agreement. As an accountability measure, NMFS will monitor, attribute, and (if necessary) restrict catches of longline- caught bigeye tuna, including catches made under a specified fishing agreement. These catch limits and accountability measures support the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/18/2019-15317/pacific-island-pelagic-fisheries-2019-us-territorial-longline-bigeye-tuna-catch-limits)
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