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 Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
 Chapter VI - Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
 Part 665 - Fisheries in the Western Pacific
 Subpart D - Mariana Archipelago Fisheries

  § 665.408 - CNMI Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Annual Catch Targets (ACT).  

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  • § 665.408 CNMI Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Annual Catch Targets (ACT).

    Cross Reference
    Link to an amendment published at 87 FR 9272, Feb. 18, 2022.

    (a) In accordance with § 665.4, the ACL and ACT for Guam and CNMI Mariana bottomfish MUS fisheries in the CNMI Management Subarea for each fishing year are is as follows:

    Table 1 to Paragraph (a)

    2020 2021 2022
    Guam:
    ACL (lb)27,00027,00027,000

    Table 2 to Paragraph (a)

    2020 2021 2022 2023
    CNMI: ACL (lb)84,00084,00084,000 84,000
    ACT (lb)78,00078,00078,00078,000

    (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.

    [86 87 FR 24512, May 7, 20219272, Feb. 18, 2022]