Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); 2001 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and General Category Effort Controls
catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2001-07-18 · Effective 2001-07-13 · 66 FR 37421
Document
Document number
01-17918
Federal Register citation
66 FR 37421
Type
Rule
Action
Final initial quota specifications and General category effort controls.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2001-07-18
Effective date
2001-07-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 010326079-1170-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the final initial quota specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery to set BFT quota and General category effort controls for the 2001 fishing year. The final initial quota specifications and General category effort controls are necessary to implement the 1998 recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).