catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2019-03-04 · Effective 2019-02-28 · 84 FR 7302
Document
Document number
2019-03816
Federal Register citation
84 FR 7302
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure of the General category January fishery for 2019.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2019-03-04
Effective date
2019-02-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180117042-8884-02
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 January subquota time period and thus until the General category reopens on June 1, 2019. The intent of this closure is to prevent overharvest of the available General category January 2019 BFT subquota of 100 metric tons (mt).