# International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions for Silky Shark, Fish Aggregating Devices, and Observer Safety in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-05-18 · Effective 2020-06-17 · 85 FR 29666
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-10407
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 29666
- **Publication date:** 2020-05-18
- **Effective date:** 2020-06-17
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 200511-0133
## Abstract

NMFS issues regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act to implement three Resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in 2018 and 2019: Resolution C-19-01 (Amendment to Resolution C-18-05 on the Collection and Analyses of Data on Fish- Aggregating Devices); Resolution C-19-05 (Amendment to the Resolution C-16-06 Conservation Measures for Shark Species, with Special Emphasis on the Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), for the Years 2020 and 2021); and Resolution C-18-07 (Resolution on Improving Observer Safety at Sea: Emergency Action Plan). NMFS also issues regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to implement a Resolution adopted by parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP): Resolution A-18-03 (On Improving Observer Safety At Sea: Emergency Action Plan). This final rule is necessary for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC and Party to the AIDCP.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/18/2020-10407/international-fisheries-pacific-tuna-fisheries-fishing-restrictions-for-silky-shark-fish-aggregating)
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