Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Bluefin Management Measures

NOAA Fisheries is exploring management options with a focus on: 

• Refining the Individual Bluefin Quota Program. 
• Reassessing share distribution and allocation of bluefin tuna quotas, including the potential elimination or phasing out of the Purse Seine category.
• Other regulatory provisions regarding the directed and incidental bluefin fisheries.