Temporary rule; closure of the blueline tilefish commercial fishery.
Category
catch-limit
Publication date
2025-11-10
Effective date
2025-11-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 250623-0112
Abstract
Effective at 0001 hours on November 10, 2025, Federal commercial tilefish permit holders are prohibited from fishing for, catching, possessing, transferring or landing blueline tilefish in the Tilefish Management Unit for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year. This action is required because NMFS has projected that 100 percent of the 2025 total allowable landings will have been caught. This action is intended to prevent over-harvest of blueline tilefish for the fishing year.