Environmental Assessment for a Rule to Implement Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission for: Fish Aggregating Device Design Requirements in Purse Seine Fisheries, IMO Number Requirements, and Bycatch Restrictions

Overview

ID #

44084.094

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - Pacific Islands Region

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

05/15/2023

Summary

The proposed action would implement recent decision of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission on non-entangling fish aggregating devices and IMO numbers, and on mitigating impacts from fishing on sharks and mobulid rays.