§665.106. American Samoa annual catch limits (ACL).

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:

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.

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.