Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2019 Northern Albacore Tuna Quota, 2019 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, and 2019 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quota
catch-limit · south atlantic · albacore · Published 2019-09-10 · Effective 2019-09-10 · 84 FR 47440
Document
Document number
2019-19476
Federal Register citation
84 FR 47440
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
albacore
Publication date
2019-09-10
Effective date
2019-09-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 190904-0021
Abstract
NMFS adjusts the 2019 baseline quotas for U.S. North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore), North and South Atlantic swordfish, and the Atlantic bluefin Reserve category based on available underharvest of the 2018 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).