Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2018 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas
catch-limit · south atlantic · swordfish · Published 2018-08-01 · Effective 2018-08-31 · 83 FR 37446
Document
Document number
2018-16388
Federal Register citation
83 FR 37446
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
swordfish
Publication date
2018-08-01
Effective date
2018-08-31
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180517485-8649-01
Abstract
NMFS adjusts the North and South Atlantic swordfish baseline quotas for 2018 based on available underharvest from the 2017 adjusted U.S. quotas. 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).