# Pacific Island Fisheries; 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa
> **Rule** · Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. · Published 2022-08-29 · 87 FR 52704
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-18499
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** western pacific
- **Species:** bigeye
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 52704
- **Publication date:** 2022-08-29
- **NOAA docket:** RTID 0648-XC196
## Abstract

NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,500 metric tons (t) of the 2022 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/2022/08/29/2022-18499/pacific-island-fisheries-2022-us-territorial-longline-bigeye-tuna-catch-limits-for-american-samoa)
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