NMFS adjusts the October-December subquota for the General category Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABT) fishery by transferring 13 mt from the Reserve, 3 mt from the Incidental Longline North quota, and 54 mt from the Incidental Longline South quota, for a revised General category subquota of 141 mt for October-December. In addition, NMFS adjusts the General category effort control schedule for October. These actions are being taken to extend scientific data collection on several size classes of ABT while preventing overharvest of the adjusted subquotas for the affected fishing categories, and to ensure maximum utilization of the quota while maintaining a fair distribution of fishing opportunities. The daily catch limit for large medium and giant ABT for vessels fishing under the General category quota is reduced to zero for one day only, Wednesday October 1, effectively delaying the start of the General category October fishery, at one fish per day, until October 2, 1997.