Is a Federal Permit needed for Bones and Albies?

[Bill L]

I was reading this this week's Fisherman report section, and in talking about the SBFT around, they mentioned you need the permit to target these fish, followed by "as well as for Green Bonito and False Albacore". I was always under the impression that bones and FA were exempt from the permit requirement, is this true?

[BigFish]

No you don't need it!

[Thom]

YOu can't fish from shore for Bluefin tuna it has to be from a boat no matter if you have the permit or not is the way it has been explained to me. THomT

[BigFish]

Albies and bluefin tuna are 2 different species if I am not mistaken......they are a category at the Vineyard Derby and I never heard of a permit being required....they are open to surf fishers and boaters alike.

[UserRemoved1]

NO permit needed for Bonito which I believe are in the Mackerel family and no permit is needed for false albacore which I believe is in the same family as BLUFISH of all things...

[MakoMike]

No you don't need a permit to fish for green bonito, but you do need a paermit to fish for oceanic bonito. You don't need a permit to fish for false albacore (Really Little tunny) but you do need a permit to fish for true Albacore.

[Swimmer]

Didn't some guy a couple of summers ago catch a 50 to 80 pound toona from a dock or beach in Baahston. I seemed to remember hearing or reading this. I wonder if he released it. And I don't mean an albie.