Federal Register #2026-22815

NOAA proposes restoring limited commercial fishing access in the Pacific Remote Islands

NOAA proposes changes to commercial fishing access in parts of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion. - Government agency: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Regional Office, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce; located in Honolulu, Hawaii. - Proposal: Allow commercial fishing under existing applicable fisheries regulations in U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone waters 50 to 200 nautical miles around Johnston Atoll, Wake Island, and Jarvis Island. Waters within 50 nautical miles would remain closed to commercial fishing. - Fisheries involved: Longline and purse seine fishing for highly migratory species, including tuna and billfish. - Procurement: This is a proposed regulatory change, not a procurement opportunity. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

NMFS proposes to amend regulations concerning commercial fishing in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion, covering U.S. EEZ waters 50 to 200 nautical miles around Johnston Atoll and Wake and Jarvis Islands. The proposal would conform fishing regulations with Presidential Proclamations 10918 and 11035 and respond to a court order. Fisheries would be managed under existing applicable federal fishing regulations and laws. The proposed rule would restore commercial fishing access in the expansion area, while waters within 50 nautical miles remain closed to commercial fishing.

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