Regulation Summaries and Compliance Guides for Pacific Islands Fisheries
Documents that help commercial fishermen understand and comply with federal fishing requirements.
Note: Regulations are subject to change so these guides may become outdated.
Bottomfish Fishing
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Guam Bottomfish Fishing – Large Vessel Prohibited Area, Permits, and Reporting
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Bottomfish Fishing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Crustacean Fishing
Coral Harvesting
Longline Regulation Summaries
Marine National Monument Fishing
Pelagic/Highly Migratory Species Fishing
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Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
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Fishing Restrictions for Tropical Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2018–2020
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Fishing Effort Limits and Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) Restrictions in U.S. Purse Seine Fisheries
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Regulations for the Implementation of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
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Fishing Restrictions Related to the Oceanic Whitetip, Silky and Whale Sharks
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Transshipping, Bunkering, and Catch Retention/Discard Requirements (revised July 2018)
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Vessel Identification Requirements – Western Pacific Pelagic Fishing
Protected Species Interactions
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Reducing and Mitigating Interactions between Seabirds and Hawaii-Based Longline Fishing
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Longline Fishing Requirements to Reduce Take of False Killer Whales
