Fisheries Management Info

Final Rule for Amendment 11 Addresses Overfishing of Shortfin Mako Sharks

Amendment 11 management measures for shortfin mako go into effect March 3, 2019.

February 15, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Landings and Retention Limit Update

January 1–December 31, 2018 preliminary estimates in metric tons and pounds dressed weight.

February 11, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

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

NOAA Fisheries Adjusts Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category January 2019 Quota to 75 mt

Twenty-six metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category is transferring to the January 2019 subquota period.

February 08, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Adjustment to the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category January 2019 Quota

The adjustment results in subquotas of 49 mt for the January 2019 period and 9.4 mt for the December 2019 period.

December 20, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit Adjustment

Effective January 1–June 30, 2019, NOAA Fisheries is adjusting the Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions.

December 19, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

End-of-Year Individual Bluefin Quota Program and Pelagic Longline Fishery Reminders

End-of-Year Reminders for the Pelagic Longline Fishery

December 18, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Final Environmental Impact Statement Available for Amendment 11: Conservation of Shortfin Mako Sharks

Amendment 11 would implement management measures to address overfishing and begin to rebuild the overfished shortfin mako shark stock.

December 12, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

NOAA Fisheries Announces that it will Select all Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournaments for Reporting

Beginning January 1, 2019, all Atlantic highly migratory species tournaments will be required to submit catch summaries.

December 10, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Commercial Blacktip Shark Closure in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Sub-Region

The fishery is closed as of 11:30 p.m., local time, on November 25, 2018.

November 21, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery to Reopen for Five Days

The fishery will reopen effective 12:30 a.m., November 12 through 11:30 p.m., November 16, 2018.

November 08, 2018 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Bulletins