Fisheries Management Info

Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit Adjustment

NOAA Fisheries is adjusting the Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions.

June 27, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Individual Bluefin Quota Program Reminder: Quarterly Accountability

REMINDER: as of July 1 (beginning of Quarter 3), vessels must resolve any quota debt and have the minimum amount of individual bluefin quota to depart on the first pelagic longline trip of the quarter.

June 26, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Closure

Gulf of Mexico Trophy Fishery closes May 13, 2018.

May 11, 2018 -

Southeast

Atlantic Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Shark and Hammerhead Shark Limits Reduced

NOAA Fisheries is reducing the retention limit for the commercial aggregated large coastal shark and hammerhead shark management groups for directed shark limited access permit holders in the Atlantic region from 25 to 3 large coastal shark other than sandbar sharks per vessel per trip as of 11:30 p.m. local time May 12, 2018.

May 07, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Daily Retention Limit Adjustment

NOAA Fisheries is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limits effective April 26, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

April 23, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: Annual Adjustment of Purse Seine and Reserve Category Quotas

NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the Atlantic bluefin tuna Purse Seine and Reserve category quotas for 2018.

April 13, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Rescheduled: New Jersey Scoping Meeting on Bluefin Tuna and Shortfin Mako Management

The meeting is now scheduled for April 11, 2018, in Little Egg Harbor, NJ.

March 15, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Fishery: Southern Area Trophy Fishery Closing March 17, 2018

NOAA Fisheries closes the Atlantic bluefin tuna Angling category fishery for large, medium, and giant “trophy” bluefin tuna (measuring 73” or greater) in the southern area effective 11:30 p.m. local time, Saturday, March 17 through December 31, 2018. The southern area is the area south of 39°18’N (off Great Egg Inlet, NJ), outside the Gulf of Mexico.

March 15, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Closure of Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Sharks in Gulf of Mexico

Commercial landings of aggregated large coastal sharks in the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region has exceeded 80 percent of the available quota.

March 08, 2018 -

Southeast

School of Atlantic blacktip shark and several other fish swimming underwater.

2017 Bluefin Tuna Fishing Year Summary January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017

This notice is a courtesy to Atlantic tuna fishery interests to keep you informed about the fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. Please contact Brad McHale at (978) 281-9260 for any questions related to landings updates.

March 06, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

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