catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2014-07-07 · Effective 2014-08-02 · 79 FR 38255
Document
Document number
2014-15773
Federal Register citation
79 FR 38255
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2014-07-07
Effective date
2014-08-02
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140115049-4528-02
Abstract
NMFS establishes 2014 quota specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery. This action is necessary to implement binding recommendations 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).