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Pelagic Longline Bluefin Tuna Area-Based and Weak Hook Management Measures
NOAA Fisheries has adjusted regulatory measures put in place to manage bluefin tuna bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery for Atlantic highly migratory species.
A Guide to Tunas of the Western Atlantic Ocean
Waterproof booklet to help commercial, for-hire, and recreational fishermen and fish dealers/buyers identify the five regulated Atlantic tuna species.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category October through November Subquota Adjustment and Adjustment of 2021 North Atlantic albacore tuna and North and South Atlantic swordfish quotas
NOAA Fisheries has transferred 140 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category to the General category for the remainder of the October through November time period.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category December Subquota Adjustment
NOAA Fisheries has transferred 9.5 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category to the General category, and 20.2 mt from the Harpoon category to the General category for the December time period.
Announcement of 2024 Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna Annual Catch Limit in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Annual catch limit for the 2024 commercial Pacific bluefin tuna fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
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
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
Voices from the Fisheries: Pioneers of the West Coast Tuna Industry
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region worked with the Aquarium of the Pacific to record the oral histories of several pioneers of the West Coast tuna industry in San Pedro and Terminal Island. Their first-hand accounts provide important insights about the earl
2019 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
In this final rule, NOAA Fisheries specifies a 2019 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory (American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).
Announcement of 2023-2024 Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna Biennial Catch Limit in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Biennial catch limit for the 2023-2024 commercial Pacific bluefin tuna fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern New England Area Trophy Fishery
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern New England Area Trophy Fishery
Closure of Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery for June–August Subperiod
The bluefin tuna General category fishery is closed for the June–August subquota period effective 11:30 p.m. on August 9, 2019. The fishery will reopen on September 1, 2019.
Based on the best available landing information, we project that th
Fishery Closure - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery (September 2021 Subquota Time Period)
Fishermen aboard vessels with an Atlantic Tunas General or Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit may not retain, possess, or land large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna after 11:30 p.m., September 23, 2021 through September 30, 2021.
Proposed Rule to Implement Federal Atlantic Tunas Regulations in Maine State Waters
NOAA Fisheries announces a proposed rule to add Maine to the list of states for which federal
Atlantic tunas regulations are applicable within state waters.
Final Rule to Set Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Effort Controls and Clarify Related Regulations
Final Rule to Set Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Effort Controls and Clarify Related Regulations