# Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2018 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas
> **Rule** · Temporary final rule. · Published 2018-08-01 · Effective 2018-08-31 · 83 FR 37446
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-16388
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** swordfish
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 37446
- **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).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/01/2018-16388/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-adjustments-to-2018-north-and-south-atlantic-swordfish-quotas)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*