Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2002-07-19 · Effective 2002-08-31 · 67 FR 47470
Document
Document number
02-18190
Federal Register citation
67 FR 47470
Type
Rule
Action
Adjustment of General category daily retention limit.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2002-07-19
Effective date
2002-08-31
NOAA docket
I.D. 071202D
Abstract
NMFS has determined that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category daily catch limit should be adjusted in order to allow for maximum utilization of the proposed 2002 General category June through August subquota. Therefore, NMFS increases the daily retention limit from one to two large medium (73 to less than 81 inches (185 to less than 206 cm)) or giant (81 inches or greater (206 cm or greater)) BFT for the remainder of the June through August time-period.