Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
Summary
NOAA Fisheries adjusts the Atlantic bluefin tuna General category January through March 2025 subquota by transferring quota from the General category December 2025 time period to the General category January through March 2025 time period. This action provides further opportunities for General category fishermen to participate in the January through March General category fishery, which began on January 1, 2025.
The resulting adjusted quotas are:
- January through March time period subquota = 58.2 mt
- December time period subquota = 16.5 mt
Who is affected?
This action applies to Atlantic Tunas General category permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species Charter/Headboat permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for bluefin tuna.