Proposed 2024 Golden and Blueline Tilefish Fishery Specifications
2024 tilefish specifications
Published
11/14/2023
Tilefish Fishery Management Plan
About
We manage the tilefish fishery from Virginia through Maine, with the majority of fishing activity occurring in Southern New England and Mid-Atlantic waters. The majority of tilefish are caught with bottom longline gear, with only a small amount of tilefish being caught incidentally in otter trawl gear. There is also a small recreational component to the tilefish fishery.
The Tilefish Fishery Management Plan was initially developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in 2001 for golden tilefish, and has operated under an individual fishing quota program since the implementation of Amendment 1 in 2009. Blueline tilefish were added to the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan by Amendment 6 in 2017.
Golden and blueline tilefish are not overfished, nor is overfishing occurring in the tilefish fishery.
Please note that golden and blueline tilefish south of the NC/VA border are managed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
Implementing regulations are found at 50 CFR part 648 subpart N. Find out more about Managing Sustainable Fisheries in the Greater Atlantic Region.
Species Managed
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Tilefish (Blueline Tilefish)
Actions
2024 Commercial Blueline Tilefish Possession Limit Reduction
2024 Commercial Blueline Tilefish Possession Limit Reduction
Effective
08/12/2024
2024 Specifications for the Golden Tilefish and Blueline Tilefish Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries Announces 2024 Golden and Blueline Tilefish Fishery Specifications
Effective
04/19/2024
Final Rule for 2022, 2023, and Projected 2024 Blueline Tilefish Fishery Specifications
2022-2024 blueline tilefish specifications
Effective
12/05/2022
Final Rule for Framework 7 to the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan
Framework 7 for Tilefish
Effective
11/09/2022
Final Rule for 2021 Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Specifications
2021 blueline tilefish specifications
Published
05/26/2021
Final Rule for 2021-22 Golden Tilefish Specifications and Emergency Action
Tilefish Specifications, tilefish emergency action
Effective
12/21/2020
2020 Commercial Blueline Tilefish Fishery Closure
Commercial blueline tilefish fishery, closure, 2020
Effective
11/21/2020
Final Rule to Implement Permitting and Reporting Requirements for Private Recreational Tilefish Vessels in the Mid-Atlantic
Private recreational tilefish permitting and reporting final rule
Effective
08/17/2020
Final 2020 Blueline Tilefish Specifications
NOAA Fisheries announces 2020 commercial and recreational specifications for the blueline tilefish fishery.
Effective
02/18/2020
Final 2020 Golden Tilefish Commercial Fishery Specifications
NOAA Fisheries is implementing golden tilefish quotas for the 2020 fishing year that were previously announced as projected on November 7, 2017. There have been no overages in 2019, and there is no new biological information, so we are now finalizing the
Effective
11/01/2019
Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Fishery; 2019 and Projected 2020-2021 Specifications
NOAA Fisheries finalizes specifications for the 2019 Mid-Atlantic blueline tilefish fishery north of the North Carolina/Virginia border and projects specifications for 2020 and 2021. This action is necessary to establish allowable harvest levels and other
Effective
02/12/2019
Golden Tilefish 2019 Specifications
We have finalized specifications for the 2019 commercial golden tilefish fishery, including the annual catch and total allowable landings limits. This action establishes allowable harvest levels and other management measures to prevent overfishing while a
Effective
11/01/2018
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework 2 to the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan
This final rule implements the management measures contained in Framework Adjustment 2 to the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan and adjusts the 2018 specifications for this fishery. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council developed Framework Adjustment
Published
03/13/2018