# Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2016 Northern Albacore Tuna and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas
> **Rule** · Temporary final rule; adjustments to 2016 northern albacore quota and 2016 Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category quota. · Published 2016-09-01 · Effective 2016-09-01 · 81 FR 60286
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-21067
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** atlantic hms
- **Species:** albacore
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 60286
- **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).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/01/2016-21067/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-adjustments-to-2016-northern-albacore-tuna-and-atlantic-bluefin)
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