# Pacific Island Fisheries; 2020 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
> **Rule** · Final specifications. · Published 2020-08-19 · Effective 2020-08-17 · 85 FR 50961
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-17464
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** bigeye
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 50961
- **Publication date:** 2020-08-19
- **Effective date:** 2020-08-17
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 200805-0205
## Abstract

NMFS specifies a 2020 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 1,500 t each year to U.S. longline fishing vessels in a specified fishing agreement that meets established criteria, but the overall allocation limit among all territories may not exceed 3,000 t. As an accountability measure, NMFS will monitor, attribute, and restrict (if necessary) 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/2020/08/19/2020-17464/pacific-island-fisheries-2020-us-territorial-longline-bigeye-tuna-catch-limits)
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