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Highly Migratory Species Management Division

Project (PRJ)  |  NMFS Office Of Sustainable Fisheries (OSF)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3415  |  Updated: March 28, 2025  |  Published / External 
Summary
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Summary

Description

The Highly Migratory Species Management Division of the NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries implements the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act requirements for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish and shark fisheries in the Atlantic.

Child Items

Type Title
Project Highly Migratory Species Fishing Permits
Project Highly Migratory Species Landings Data

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Randy Blankinship
randy.blankinship@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

Western North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of America, Caribbean Sea, South Atlantic Ocean

Item Identification

Title: Highly Migratory Species Management Division
Short Name: Highly Migratory Species Management Division
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The Highly Migratory Species Management Division of the NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries implements the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act requirements for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish and shark fisheries in the Atlantic.
Purpose:

The Highly Migratory Species Management Division of the NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries helps implement the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act, provisions for annual catch limits and accountability measures, bycatch reduction, fish stock status, and develops and implements fishery management plans for these species taking into account all domestic and international requirements under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Other Citation Details:

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act
None Billfish
None Endangered Species Act
None Highly migratory species
None Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
None Marine Mammal Protection Act
None sharks
None swordfish
None Tuna

Physical Location

Organization: NMFS Office Of Sustainable Fisheries
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1378990
Date Effective From: 2020-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Blankinship, Randy
Email Address: randy.blankinship@noaa.gov
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 173249
Description

Western North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of America, Caribbean Sea, South Atlantic Ocean

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 173250
URL: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/
Description:

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Acronyms

ATCA Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act
HMS Highly Migratory Species
MSFMCA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
Project Highly Migratory Species Fishing Permits
Project Highly Migratory Species Landings Data

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 3415
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3415
Metadata Record Created By: Shirley Jeoffroy
Metadata Record Created: 2007-01-08 03:32+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Matthew Van Kleunen
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-03-28 19:09+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-03-28
Owner Org: OSF
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2025-03-28
Metadata Review Frequency: 2 Years
Metadata Next Review Date: 2027-03-28