50 C.F.R. § 665.408

Current through May 31, 2024
Section 665.408 - Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Annual Catch Targets (ACT)
(a) In accordance with § 665.4 , the ACL and ACT for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the CNMI Management Subarea for each fishing year is as follows:

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)

2021 20222023
ACL (lb)84,00084,00084,000
ACT (lb) 78,000 78,00078,000

(b) If the average catch of the three most recent years exceeds the specified ACL in a fishing year, the Regional Administrator will reduce the ACL and the ACT for the subsequent year by the amount of the overage in a separate rulemaking.

50 C.F.R. §665.408

86 FR 24512, 6/7/2021; 87 FR 9272, 3/21/2022