catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2020-02-06 · Effective 2020-02-05 · 85 FR 6828
Document
Document number
2020-02217
Federal Register citation
85 FR 6828
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; Purse Seine category annual quota adjustment; quota transfer.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2020-02-06
Effective date
2020-02-05
NOAA docket
Docket Nos. 120328229-4949-02 and 180117042-8884-02
Abstract
NMFS is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Purse Seine and Reserve category quotas for 2020, as it has done annually since 2015. NMFS also is transferring 51 metric tons (mt) of BFT quota from the Reserve category to the General category January 2020 period (from January 1 through March 31, 2020, or until the available subquota for this period is reached, whichever comes first). The transfer to the General category is based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to Atlantic tunas General category (commercial) permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for BFT.