Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Results
Adjustment to Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Retention Limit for 2019
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) daily retention limit that applies to vessels permitted in the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling category and the HMS Charter/Headboat category when fishing recreationally for bluefin has been adjusted for the…
Effective
05/16/2024
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.
This action is intended to provide a…
Effective
05/16/2024
Review of Atlantic HMS Recreational Landings and Bluefin Tuna Catch Reporting Methods
NOAA Fisheries is inviting comments related to a proposed collection of information on recreational catch and bluefin tuna landings. We are particularly interested in comments on:
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for…
Published
05/16/2024
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…
Effective
05/16/2024
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…
Effective
05/16/2024
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…
Effective
05/16/2024
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…
Effective
05/16/2024
Bluefin Tuna Purse Seine Reallocation and Quota Transfer
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) 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
05/16/2024
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 (HMS), specifically addressing the Northeastern United States Closed Area, the Cape…
Effective
05/16/2024
Closure of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery for the January Subquota Time Period
The General category bluefin tuna fishery will close effective 11:30 p.m., February 28, 2019, until it reopens on June 1, 2019.
Although it is called the “January” subquota, the regulations allow the General category bluefin tuna fishery…
Effective
05/16/2024