Current through October 31, 2024
Section 665.408 - CNMI 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 are as follows: Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
| 2024 | 2025 |
ACL (lb) | 82,000 | 82,000 |
ACT (lb) | 75,000 | 75,000 |
(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 86 FR 24512 , 6/7/2021; 87 FR 9272 , 3/21/2022; 89 FR 61357 , 8/30/2024