Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2002-09-06 · Effective 2002-09-01 · 67 FR 56934
Document
Document number
02-22666
Federal Register citation
67 FR 56934
Type
Rule
Action
Increase of Atlantic bluefin tuna General category daily retention limit.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2002-09-06
Effective date
2002-09-01
NOAA docket
I.D. 083002D
Abstract
NMFS has determined that the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category daily catch limit should be adjusted to two large medium or giant BFT per vessel in order to allow for maximum utilization of the General category September time-period subquota.