WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Angling Category Quota Transfer.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 15 by Shannon Bettridge, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS is transferring 15 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Reserve category to the Angling category large school/small medium subquota. This transfer results in an adjusted Angling category large school/small medium subquota of 188.4 mt and an adjusted Reserve category quota of 27 mt. This action is intended to provide further harvest opportuniti...