Proposed Rule for Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Restrictions on Fishing by U.S. Commercial Fishing Vessels in Proximity to Data Buoys (RIN 0648-BA84)

Under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), this proposed rule would implement a decision of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission). The proposed rule would implement specific provisions of Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) 2009-05, “Conservation and Management Measure Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys,” which the Commission adopted in December 2009.