NOAA Fisheries has reallocated 164.5 metric tons (mt) of bluefin tuna quota from the Purse Seine to the Reserve category. The available quota for the 2022 Purse Seine category is 55 mt.
This amendment integrates provisions of recently revised National Standard guidelines, a standardized bycatch reporting methodology rulemaking, and NOAA Fisheries policy directives into the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan.
