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NOAA reports rulemaking on Pacific tunas, deep-set buoy permits and expected EFP EIS
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service updated the Pacific Fishery Management Council on Dec. 2024—s and Jan. 2025—s proposed international tuna rules, opened Tier 9 applications for deep-set buoy gear limited-entry permits and said it expects a final environmental impact statement for several HMS experimental fishing permits to publish in the Federal Register.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reported to the Pacific Fishery Management Council on rulemaking tied to international tuna measures and on domestic highly migratory species (HMS) permitting.
NMFS said it published a proposed rule Dec. 5 to implement a one-year rollover of the IATTC tropical tuna management resolution, and a separate proposed rule Dec. 30 to implement the IATTC—s Pacific bluefin tuna trip limits and associated programmatic analysis. Both public-comment periods have closed and NMFS said it is awaiting timelines for publication of final rules.
NMFS policy lead Ryan Wolf also updated the council on a domestic limited-entry program for deep-set buoy gear.…
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