Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator.

NMFS proposes a catch limit of 457 metric tons (t), with an annual retention limit of 443 t, for the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean (WCNPO) stock of striped marlin retained by the Hawaii deep-set and shallow set-longline fisheries. If the retention limit of 443 t is projected to be reached, NMFS will close those waters to striped marlin retention for U.S. longline fisheries for the remainder of the calendar year. This action is required under Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Section 304(i) to address U.S. fishing vessels’ relative impact on this overfished and internationally managed stock.