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).

(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:

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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]


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