NMFS announces the following three actions regarding the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery:
Starting on Saturday 6/12.
(1) Adjustment of the daily retention limit for private vessels to one school or large school BFT (measuring 27 to less than 59 inches) per vessel per day/trip.
Adjustment of the daily retention limit for charter vessels to one school BFT (measuring 27 to less than 47 inches) and one large school BFT (measuring 47 to less than 59 inches) per vessel per day/trip, for the remainder of the 2010 fishing year,
(2) closure of the southern area large medium/giant “trophy” BFT fishery (for BFT measuring 73 inches and greater), and
(3) transfer of 1.7 mt from the Reserve to the northern area trophy category subquota.
The Angling category North/South line is at 39°18’ N. lat. (off Great Egg Inlet, NJ).
These adjustments are intended to provide a reasonable opportunity to harvest the U.S. landings quota of BFT without exceeding it, while maintaining an equitable distribution of fishing opportunities; to help achieve optimum yield in the BFT fishery, to collect a broad range of data for stock monitoring purposes; and to be consistent with the objectives of the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (2006 Consolidated HMS FMP)
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/News.asp
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