Notices and Rules
Bluefin Tuna Purse Seine Reallocation and Quota Transfer
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) and Purse Seine and Reserve category quotas for 2019 have been adjusted. NOAA Fisheries is also transferring 25 metric tons (mt) of BFT quota from the Reserve category to the General category January 2019 period
Effective
02/25/2019
Adjustment to the Bluefin Tuna General Category January 2019
Twenty-six metric tons of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota has been transferred from the Reserve category to the General category January 2019 period (from January 1 through March 31, 2019 or until the available subquota for this period is reac
Effective
02/08/2019
Adjustment to the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category January 2019 Quota
Nineteen and a half metric tons of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota have been transferred from the 28.9-mt General category December 2019 subquota to the January 2019 subquota period (from January 1 through March 31, 2019 or until the available
Effective
01/01/2019
Adjustment of Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit
The Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions has been adjusted according to the table below.
The default Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limit of zero
Effective
01/01/2019
Closure of Commercial Blacktip Shark in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sub-Region
The commercial fishery for blacktip sharks in the eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region is closed effective 11:30 p.m. local time on November 25, 2018. This action is necessary because, as of reports received by November 16, 2018, the commercial landings of b
Effective
11/25/2018
Temporary Reopening of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category fishery will reopen for five days—effective 12:30 a.m. on November 12 through 11:30 p.m. on November 16, 2018.
This action is intended to provide a reasonable opportunity to harvest the full annual
Effective
11/12/2018
Temporary Reopening of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category fishery will reopen for three days—effective 12:30 a.m. on October 31 through 11:30 p.m. on November 2, 2018.
This action is intended to provide a reasonable opportunity to harvest the full annual
Effective
10/31/2018
Temporary Reopening of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
The Atlantic bluefin tuna quota General category fishery will reopen for two days within the October through November subquota period, effective 12:30 a.m., October 15 through 11:30 p.m., October 16, 2018.
Effective
10/15/2018
Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Essential Fish Habitat
NOAA Fisheries conducted a 5-year review of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and determined that updates to HMS EFH were warranted. Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP was undertaken to update HM
Effective
08/30/2017
Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
The purpose of Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fishery management plan (FMP) is to end overfishing on, and rebuild the dusky shark stock. Draft Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (77 FR 73029) propos
Effective
06/05/2017