catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2017-12-08 · Effective 2017-12-06 · 82 FR 57885
Document
Document number
2017-26492
Federal Register citation
82 FR 57885
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure of the General category fishery.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2017-12-08
Effective date
2017-12-06
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150121066-5717-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the General category fishery for large medium and giant (i.e., measuring 73 inches curved fork length or greater) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) for the December subquota time period and thus for the remainder of 2017. The intent of this closure is to prevent overharvest of the available December subquota of 12.7 mt and the adjusted 2017 General category quota of 688.7 metric tons (mt).