Notices and Rules
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 th
Published
04/15/2019
Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Shark and Hammerhead Shark Retention Limit Adjustment
The retention limit for the commercial aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and hammerhead shark management groups for directed shark limited access permit holders in the Atlantic region has been adjusted from 25 to 3 LCS other than sandbar sharks pe
Effective
04/01/2019
Closure of Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery for 2019
The bluefin tuna angling category Southern Area trophy fishery is closed effective 11:30 p.m., March 14, 2019, through December 31, 2019.
Based on the best available landings information, NOAA Fisheries has determined that the Angling category southern
Effective
03/14/2019
Amendment 11 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks
Amendment 11 implements management measures to address overfishing and rebuild the overfished North Atlantic shortfin mako shark stock.
Effective
03/03/2019
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.
Effective
02/28/2019
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
All Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournaments Selected for Reporting
All Atlantic HMS tournaments will be required to report beginning on January 1, 2019. All Atlantic HMS tournament operators are required to submit an HMS tournament catch summary report within seven days after tournament.
Effective
01/01/2019