NOAA Fisheries is finalizing blueline tilefish quotas for the 2020 fishing year that we previously announced as projected on February 12, 2019. There have been no overages in the Greater Atlantic Region in 2019, and there is no new biological information, so we are now finalizing the 2020 quotas. The quotas are the same as in 2019.
Approved measures include acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual catch limit (ACL), and total allowable landings (TAL) for the commercial and recreational fisheries.
Blueline Tilefish Specifications for Fishing Year 2020
|
Specifications |
2020 |
|
ABC – North of NC/VA line |
100,520 lb |
|
Recreational ACL |
73,380 lb |
|
Commercial ACL |
27,140 lb |
|
Recreational TAL |
71,912 lb |
|
Commercial TAL |
26,869 lb |
All other requirements remain the same.
