# Pacific Island Fisheries; Swordfish Trip Limits in the American Samoa Pelagic Longline Fishery
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-11-10 · Effective 2020-12-10 · 85 FR 71577
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-24752
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** western pacific
- **Species:** swordfish
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 71577
- **Publication date:** 2020-11-10
- **Effective date:** 2020-12-10
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 201102-0284
## Abstract

This final rule removes the swordfish retention limit in the American Samoa deep-set longline fishery. The intent of this rule is to eliminate wasteful regulatory discards of marketable seafood, increasing efficiency and benefits to the local community and the Nation.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/10/2020-24752/pacific-island-fisheries-swordfish-trip-limits-in-the-american-samoa-pelagic-longline-fishery)
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