# International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2021 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2021-03-29 · Effective 2021-04-05 · 86 FR 16303
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-06333
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 16303
- **Publication date:** 2021-03-29
- **Effective date:** 2021-04-05
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 210322-0062
## Abstract

NMFS is issuing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to implement Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-20-02 ("Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 2021"). This rule implements annual limits on commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) for 2021. This action is necessary to conserve Pacific bluefin tuna and for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/03/29/2021-06333/international-fisheries-pacific-tuna-fisheries-2021-commercial-fishing-restrictions-for-pacific)
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