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50 CFR 665.106: American Samoa annual catch limits (ACL).

(a) Annual catch limits (ACL). In accordance with § 665.4, the ACLs for American Samoa bottomfish MUS during fishing years 2024, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
Species Samoan name ACL (lb)
Aphareus rutilans Palu-gutusiliva 8,554
Aprion virescens Asoama 4,872
Caranx lugubris Tafauli 3,086
Etelis coruscans Palu-loa 4,872
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Filoa-paomumu 8,554
Lutjanus kasmira Savane 16,645
Pristipomoides flavipinnis Palu-sina 2,579
Pristipomoides zonatus Palu-ula 1,521
Variola louti Velo 2,205
(b) Post-season accountability measure (AM). If the average catch of any species in the most recent three years exceeds its specified ACL, the Regional Administrator will make an overage adjustment in a separate rulemaking to reduce the ACL for that species for the subsequent year by the amount of the overage. All ACLs for species for which the three most recent years of catch did not exceed the ACL will remain unchanged.
(c) Indicator species. E. coruscans will serve as an indicator species for E. carbunculus and P. flavipinnis will serve as an indicator species for P. filamentosus. There are no separate ACLs and AMs for E. carbunculus and P. filamentosus. E. carbunculus will be subject to the post-season AM if E. coruscans exceeds the ACL. P. filamentosus will be subject to the post-season AM if P. flavipinnis reaches exceeds the ACL.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC
Subpart B—American Samoa Fisheries

(a) Annual catch limits (ACL). In accordance with § 665.4, the ACLs for American Samoa bottomfish MUS during fishing years 2024, 2025 and 2026 are as follows:

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)

Species Samoan name ACL (lb)

Aphareus rutilans Palu-gutusiliva 8,554

Aprion virescens Asoama 4,872

Caranx lugubris Tafauli 3,086

Etelis coruscans Palu-loa 4,872

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Filoa-paomumu 8,554

Lutjanus kasmira Savane 16,645

Pristipomoides flavipinnis Palu-sina 2,579

Pristipomoides zonatus Palu-ula 1,521

Variola louti Velo 2,205

(b) Post-season accountability measure (AM). If the average catch of any species in the most recent three years exceeds its specified ACL, the Regional Administrator will make an overage adjustment in a separate rulemaking to reduce the ACL for that species for the subsequent year by the amount of the overage. All ACLs for species for which the three most recent years of catch did not exceed the ACL will remain unchanged.

(c) Indicator species. E. coruscans will serve as an indicator species for E. carbunculus and P. flavipinnis will serve as an indicator species for P. filamentosus. There are no separate ACLs and AMs for E. carbunculus and P. filamentosus. E. carbunculus will be subject to the post-season AM if E. coruscans exceeds the ACL. P. filamentosus will be subject to the post-season AM if P. flavipinnis reaches exceeds the ACL.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:39Z. Source file · JSON

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