[FR Doc 02-30789] 1. International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries

NMFS issues a final rule to implement the 2002 management measures to prevent overfishing of eastern tropical Pacific(ETP) tuna stocks pursuant to recommendations by the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). These measures have been approved by the Department of State (DOS) under the terms of the Tuna Conventions Act. The purse seine