2024 Atlantic Swordfish Landing Updates
Commercial and recreational landings information for North Atlantic and South Atlantic swordfish is posted monthly.
NOAA Fisheries estimates landings using commercial dealer reports and reports by anglers in the Highly Migratory Species Non-Tournament Recreational Swordfish and Billfish Landings Database and the Recreational Billfish Survey.
These estimates are subject to late reporting and do not include discards. Totals are reported in metric tons dressed weight (1 metric ton is equal to 2,204.6 pounds).
NOAA Fisheries estimates landings using commercial dealer reports and reports by anglers in the Highly Migratory Species Non-Tournament Recreational Swordfish and Billfish Landings Database and the Recreational Billfish Survey.
These estimates are subject to late reporting and do not include discards. Totals are reported in metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) (1 mt is equal to 2,204.6 pounds).
January 1 through December 31, 2024
Posted January 23, 2025
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of December 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota3 Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 350.4 | 26.6 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 24.4 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 388.6 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 263.2 | 20.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 18.3 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 317.6 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 19.4 | 11.1 % (300 mt dw) | 11.1 % (300 mt dw) | 12.1 |
Recreational Landings | 13.8 | 18.6 | |||
Total | 646.8 | 22.0 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | 20.4 % (3,177.8 mt dw) | 736.9 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
- On September 20, 2024 (89 FR 77029), NOAA Fisheries adjusted the 2024 annual North Atlantic swordfish quota to 3,227.8 mt dw to include the 440.6 mt of underharvest the United States could carry forward from 2023 and the transfer of 150.4 mt dw to Morocco consistent with ICCAT Recommendation 23-04. 50 mt dw of the adjusted quota is allocated to the Reserve category for inseason adjustments and research.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through November 30, 2024
Posted December 18
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of November 30, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota3 Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 350.1 | 26.5 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 24.3 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 388.8 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 168.3 | 12.8 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 11.7 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 266.8 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 18.8 | 10.8 % (300 mt dw) | 10.8 % (300 mt dw) | 11.2 |
Recreational Landings | 13.5 | 17.6 | |||
Total | 550.8 | 18.7 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | 17.3 % (3,177.8 mt dw) | 684.4 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
- On September 20, 2024 (89 FR 77029), NOAA Fisheries adjusted the 2024 annual North Atlantic swordfish quota to 3,227.8 mt dw to include the 440.6 mt of underharvest the United States could carry forward from 2023 and the transfer of 150.4 mt dw to Morocco consistent with ICCAT Recommendation 23-04. 50 mt dw of the adjusted quota is allocated to the Reserve category for inseason adjustments and research.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through October 31, 2024
Posted November 18
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of October 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota3 Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 347.9 | 26.4 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 24.2 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 390.8 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 135.2 | 10.2 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 9.4 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 217.9 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 17.8 | 10.1 % (300 mt dw) | 10.1 % (300 mt dw) | 10.3 |
Recreational Landings | 12.4 | 16.6 | |||
Total | 513.4 | 17.5 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | 16.2 % (3,177.8 mt dw) | 635.5 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
- On September 20, 2024 (89 FR 77029), NOAA Fisheries adjusted the 2024 annual North Atlantic swordfish quota to 3,227.8 mt dw to include the 440.6 mt of underharvest the United States could carry forward from 2023 and the transfer of 150.4 mt dw to Morocco consistent with ICCAT Recommendation 23-04. 50 mt dw of the adjusted quota is allocated to the Reserve category for inseason adjustments and research.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through September 30, 2024
Posted October 23
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of September 30, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 347.9 | 26.4 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 24.2 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 384.6 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 89.2 | 6.8 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | 6.2 % (1,438.9 mt dw) | 136.0 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 16.0 | 9.1 % (300 mt dw) | 9.1 % (300 mt dw) | 9.4 |
Recreational Landings | 11.2 | 15.2 | |||
Total | 464.4 | 15.8 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | 14.6 % (3,177.8 mt dw) | 545.1 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
- On September 20, 2024 (89 FR 77029), NOAA Fisheries adjusted the 2024 annual North Atlantic swordfish quota to 3,227.8 mt dw to include the 440.6 mt of underharvest the United States could carry forward from 2023 and the transfer of 150.4 mt dw to Morocco consistent with ICCAT Recommendation 23-04. 50 mt dw of the adjusted quota is allocated to the Reserve category for inseason adjustments and research.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through August 31, 2024
Posted September 17
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of August 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 347.6 | 26.4 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 384.3 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 59.1 | 4.5 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 87.4 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 14.2 | 8.1 % (300 mt dw) | N/A | 8.6 |
Recreational Landings | 10.0 | 13.9 | |||
Total | 430.8 | 14.7 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 494.2 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through July 31, 2024
Posted August 20
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of July 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 346.8 | 26.3 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 382.2 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 23.9 | 1.8 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 39.3 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 11.9 | 6.6 % (300 mt dw) | N/A | 7.9 |
Recreational Landings | 7.8 | 11.5 | |||
Total | 390.4 | 13.3 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 440.9 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through June 30, 2024
Posted July 17
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of June 30, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 346.6 | 26.3 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 377.6 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 0.0 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 11.1 | 5.9 % (300 mt dw) | N/A | 6.7 |
Recreational Landings | 6.5 | 9.2 | |||
Total | 364.2 | 12.4 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 393.5 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through May 31, 2024
Posted July 17
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of May 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 317.5 | 24.1 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 306.4 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 0.0 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 10.2 | 4.8 % (300 mt dw) | N/A | 6.0 |
Recreational Landings | 4.3 | 7.3 | |||
Total | 331.9 | 11.3 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 319.8 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through April 30, 2024
Posted July 17
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of April 30, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 254.3 | 19.3 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 231.1 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 0.0 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 6.4 | 3.2 % (300 mt dw) | N/A | 4.4 |
Recreational Landings | 3.2 | 3.9 | |||
Total | 264.0 | 9.0 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 239.4 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through March 31, 2024
Posted May 3
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of March 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 145.4 | 11.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 181.5 |
July 1 – Dec 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 0.0 | |
Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 2.2 | 1.4 % (300 mt dw) | N/A | 3.3 |
Recreational Landings | 2.1 | 2.9 | |||
Total | 149.8 | 5.1 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 187.7 |
- Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
- Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through February 29, 2024
Posted April 1
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of February 29, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 82.1 | 6.2 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 132.1 |
| July 1 - Dec 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 0.0 | |
| Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 1.8 | 1.0 % (300 mt dw) | N/A
| 3.2 |
| Recreational Landings | 1.2 | 1.7 | |||
| Total | 85.0 | 2.9 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 137.0 |
1. Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
2. Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
| Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |
January 1 through January 31, 2024
Posted February 13
The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of January 31, 2024, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the 2024 fishing year.
The 2024 annual directed landings quota shown below has not been adjusted for 2023 underharvest and does not include the reserve category allocation or international quota transfers. Once the 2024 quota adjustment is effective, the adjusted amount will be reflected on the monthly landings report.
North Atlantic Swordfish
| Quota Category | Quota Sub-Category | 2024 Landings (mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken (2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken (2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period (mt dw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directed Fishery1 | Jan 1 – June 30 | 45.6 | 3.5 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 61.6 |
| July 1 - Dec 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 % (1,318.8 mt dw) | N/A | 0.0 | |
| Incidental Fishery2 | Commercial Landings | 0.6 | 0.3 % (300 mt dw) | N/A
| 2.2 |
| Recreational Landings | 0.3 | 0.7 | |||
| Total | 46.5 | 1.6 % (2,937.6 mt dw) | N/A | 64.4 |
1. Annual directed quota is split equally into two 6-month seasons (baseline: 1,318.8 mt dw per season). It contains landings reported by vessels with certain permits. These are the directed swordfish limited access permit, handgear swordfish limited access permit, swordfish general commercial permit, HMS Commercial Caribbean Small Boat permit, or HMS Charter/Headboat permit (when on a non for-hire trip).
2. Recreational landings (HMS Angling permit or HMS Charter/Headboat permit when on a for-hire trip) and commercial landings by incidental swordfish limited access and incidental HMS squid trawl permit holders count toward the annual incidental quota.
South Atlantic Swordfish
Quota Category | 2024 Landings(mt dw) | Percent of 2024 Baseline Quota Taken(2024 Baseline Quota) | Percent of 2024 Adjusted Quota Taken(2024 Adjusted Quota) | 2023 Landings During the Same Time Period(mt dw) |
| Directed Fishery (annual quota) | 0.0 | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 % (75.2 mt dw) | 0.0 |