NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES; NORTH ATLANTIC SWORDFISH, SOUTH ATLANTIC SWORDFISH, NORTH ATLANTIC ALBACORE, AND ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTAS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, North Atlantic Albacore, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 19 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: In this final rule, NMFS is implementing binding recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) on quotas for North Atlantic swordfish, South Atlantic swordfish, North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore), and Atlantic bluefin tuna, including aspects of the management ...