Notices and Rules
Adjustment of the Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit for January 1–June 30, 2020
NOAA Fisheries adjusted the Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions.
Effective
01/01/2020
Adjustment of Bluefin Tuna General Category December Subquota to 28.9 mt
NOAA Fisheries has transferred 53.2 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category to the General category for the remainder of the 2019 fishing year.
Effective
11/18/2019
Removal of Billfish Certificate of Eligibility Requirements
This final rule removes obsolete language in the Atlantic HMS regulations requiring that a Billfish Certificate of Eligibility accompany certain product. The requirement to possess a Billfish Certificate of Eligibility no longer applies because passage of
Effective
10/21/2019
Closure of General Category Bluefin Fishery for October–November 2019 Subquota Period
The General category bluefin fishery will be closed for the October through November subquota period effective 11:30 p.m. on October 13, 2019. Persons aboard vessels permitted in the Atlantic Tunas General and Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat categories
Effective
10/13/2019
Adjustment of Commercial Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit in the Atlantic to 55 Sharks per Trip for 2019
The retention limit for the commercial aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and hammerhead shark management groups in the Atlantic region has been increased to 55 LCS other than sandbar sharks per vessel per trip. This action affects directed shark limite
Effective
10/09/2019
Transfer of 100 mt to the General Category Atlantic Bluefin Tuna October–November 2019 Subquota Period
Inseason adjustment to the Atlantic bluefin tuna General category fishery.
Published
09/30/2019
Large Coastal Shark Quota Transfer in the Gulf of Mexico for 2019
NOAA Fisheries is transferring 5 metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) of blacktip, 50 mt dw of aggregated large coastal sharks (LCS), and 8 mt dw of hammerhead quota from the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region to the eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region.
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Published
09/17/2019
Closure of Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery for September 2019 Subquota Period
NOAA Fisheries has transferred 60 metric tons (mt) to the General category Atlantic bluefin tuna September subquota period from the Reserve category. With that transfer complete, the General category bluefin fishery will close effective 11:30 p.m. on Sept
Issued
09/11/2019
Adjustment of 2019 Northern Albacore, North and South Atlantic Swordfish, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quotas
NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the 2019 baseline quotas for North Atlantic albacore tuna and North and South Atlantic swordfish, as well as the Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category. This action is based on the underharvest of 2018 adjusted U.S. quotas.&nbs
Effective
09/10/2019
Adjustment of Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit in Atlantic
The retention limit for the commercial aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and hammerhead shark management groups in the Atlantic region has been increased to 45 LCS other than sandbar sharks per vessel per trip. This action affects directed shark limite
Effective
08/16/2019