# 2024-31557: North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting Announcement

2024-31557, North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting Announcement, is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-03, effective 2025-02-20 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31557
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31557
- Title: North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting Announcement
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-03
- Effective: 2025-02-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

Hey U.S. North Pacific albacore fishers and fans! A virtual meeting on February 20, 2025, will dive into new fishing rules based on recent science to keep albacore fishing smart and sustainable. Register by February 13 to join the chat about catch limits, special situations, and logbook updates that could affect your fishing plans and pocketbook.

## Abstract

NMFS announces a U.S. stakeholder meeting to discuss North Pacific albacore (NPALB) management. This meeting is intended to prepare for potential discussions at the 2025 annual meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee (WCPFC NC) related to the results of the Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for NPALB fisheries. The meeting topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Virtual Stakeholder Meeting Announced: benefit, low. You can join a virtual U.S. stakeholder meeting about North Pacific albacore management on February 20, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. PST (11 a.m.-2 p.m. HST). If you plan to attend, you must complete registration by February 13, 2025 using the webinar registration link; instructions will be emailed…
- Discussion on Catch/Effort Limits: benefit, medium. The meeting agenda includes a discussion on translating fishing intensity into catch and/or effort limits for North Pacific albacore to prepare for anticipated discussions at the 2025 IATTC and WCPFC Northern Committee meetings. This topic is based on requests to the International Scientific Commit…
- Identifying Exceptional Circumstances: benefit, low. The meeting will discuss criteria for identifying exceptional circumstances for the North Pacific albacore Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE), drawing on work by the ISC Albacore Working Group. These discussions are intended to prepare for anticipated 2025 international commission deliberations.
- Agenda Includes Logbook Updates: benefit, low. The meeting agenda will include discussion of logbook updates for North Pacific albacore fisheries, and the agenda will be distributed to participants in advance. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be made when registering by February 13, 2025.

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## Sources
- [2024-31557 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-31557/north-pacific-albacore-united-states-stakeholder-meeting-meeting-announcement)
- [2024-31557 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-31557.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31557 (as of 2026-06-08).