(a) In accordance with § 665.4, the ACL and ACT for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the CNMI Management Subarea for each fishing year is as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
ACL (lb) | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 |
ACT (lb) | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 |
(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]