Final Rule

Pacific Island Fisheries; 2024 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline

Notification of lobster harvest guideline.

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Summary:

NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) for calendar year 2024 at zero lobsters.

Key Dates

Citation: 89 FR 23949

April 5, 2024.

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Document Details

Document Number	2024-06917
FR Citation	89 FR 23949
Type	Final Rule
Published	Apr 5, 2024
Effective Date	-
RIN	-
Docket ID	RTID 0648-XD790
Pages	23949–23949 (1 pages)
Text Fetched	Yes

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Commerce Department→National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

CFR References:

50 CFR 665

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<RULE>
 
 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
 <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY>
 <CFR>50 CFR Part 665</CFR>
 <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XD790]</DEPDOC>
 <SUBJECT>Pacific Island Fisheries; 2024 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline</SUBJECT>
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. 
 
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
 Notification of lobster harvest guideline. 
 
 <SUM>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
 NMFS establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) for calendar year 2024 at zero lobsters. 
 </SUM>
 <EFFDATE>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
 April 5, 2024. 
 </EFFDATE>
 <FURINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
 Keith Kamikawa, NMFS Pacific Island Regional Office (PIRO) Sustainable Fisheries, 808-725-5177. 
 </FURINF>
 
 <SUPLINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
 NMFS manages the NWHI commercial lobster fishery under the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the Hawaii Archipelago. The regulations at 50 CFR 665.252(b) require NMFS to publish an annual harvest guideline for lobster in Crustacean Permit Area 1, comprised of Federal waters around the NWHI. 
 Regulations governing the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the NWHI prohibit the unpermitted removal of monument resources (50 CFR 404.7), and establish a zero annual harvest guideline for lobsters (50 CFR 404.10(a)). Accordingly, NMFS establishes the harvest guideline for the NWHI commercial lobster fishery for calendar year 2024 at zero lobsters. Harvest of NWHI lobster resources is not allowed. 
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD>
 
 16 U.S.C. 1801 
 <E T="03">et seq.</E>
 
 
 <SIG>
 <DATED>Dated: March 27, 2024.</DATED>
 <NAME>Everett Wayne Baxter,</NAME>
 Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 
 </SIG>
 </SUPLINF>
 <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-06917 Filed 4-4-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
 </RULE>
						

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