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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).

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    Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 61357, July 31, 2024.

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

    Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
    20212022202320242025
    ACL (lb)8482,0008482,00084,000
    ACT (lb)7875,0007875,00078,000

    (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.

    [87 FR 9272, Feb. 18, 2022, as amended at 89 FR 61357, July 31, 2024]