catch-limit · atlantic hms · bluefin · Published 2020-08-10 · Effective 2020-08-05 · 85 FR 48120
Document
Document number
2020-17390
Federal Register citation
85 FR 48120
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
bluefin
Publication date
2020-08-10
Effective date
2020-08-05
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180117042-8884-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the Harpoon category fishery for large medium and giant (i.e., measuring 73 inches (185 cm) curved fork length or greater) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) through the end of the 2020 Harpoon category fishing season. Current regulations provide that the 2021 Harpoon category season begins June 1, 2021. The intent of this closure is to prevent further overharvest of the available Harpoon category BFT quota of 76 metric tons (mt).