# Pacific Island Fisheries; 2020 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa
> **Rule** · Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. · Published 2020-10-07 · 85 FR 63216
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-19890
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** western pacific
- **Species:** bigeye
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 63216
- **Publication date:** 2020-10-07
## Abstract

NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,000 metric tons (t) of the 2020 bigeye tuna limit for American Samoa to U.S. longline fishing vessels. The agreement supports the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands, and fisheries development in American Samoa.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/07/2020-19890/pacific-island-fisheries-2020-us-territorial-longline-bigeye-tuna-catch-limits-for-american-samoa)
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