Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2016 Northern Albacore Tuna and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas
catch-limit · atlantic hms · albacore · Published 2016-09-01 · Effective 2016-09-01 · 81 FR 60286
Document
Document number
2016-21067
Federal Register citation
81 FR 60286
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule; adjustments to 2016 northern albacore quota and 2016 Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category quota.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
albacore
Publication date
2016-09-01
Effective date
2016-09-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 160706586-6780-01
Abstract
NMFS adjusts the northern albacore (NALB) annual baseline quota for 2016 with available underharvest of the 2015 adjusted U.S. NALB quota. NMFS also augments the 2016 Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Reserve category quota with available underharvest of the 2015 adjusted U.S. BFT quota. 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).