catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2019-08-09 · Effective 2019-08-08 · 84 FR 39208
Document
Document number
2019-17140
Federal Register citation
84 FR 39208
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure of the Harpoon category fishery for 2019.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2019-08-09
Effective date
2019-08-08
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180117042-8884-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the Harpoon category fishery for large medium and giant (i.e., measuring 73 inches curved fork length or greater) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) for the 2019 fishing season and thus until the Harpoon category reopens on June 1, 2020. The intent of this closure is to prevent overharvest of the available Harpoon category BFT quota of 91 metric tons (mt).