Overview
ID #
13245997
Document Type
Programmatic Environmental Assessment
NOAA Office
National Marine Fisheries Service - West Coast Region
Document Status
Complete
Last Updated
12/27/2017
Summary
Under the Tuna Conventions Act, the United States is obligated to implement resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, which consists of countries fishing for tuna and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). This programmatic EA evaluates the impacts of various management measures for U.S. commercial fishing for tropical tunas (skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye) in the EPO.