Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Plan Amendment, and Consolidation of Regulations

NMFS issues final regulations to implement the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (HMS FMP), and Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP). This action implements the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act), implements the recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and consolidates regulations for HMS conservation and management into one part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to comply with the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative.