Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2020 Northern Albacore Tuna Quota, 2020 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, and 2020 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quota
catch-limit · south atlantic · albacore · Published 2020-10-01 · Effective 2020-10-01 · 85 FR 61872
Document
Document number
2020-20399
Federal Register citation
85 FR 61872
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
albacore
Publication date
2020-10-01
Effective date
2020-10-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200910-0237
Abstract
NMFS adjusts the 2020 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 2019 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).