White Marlin Stock Assessment Update
The June 2019 assessment of white marlin’s relative abundance remaining in the water offered mixed results, “overfishing” had stopped, but the authorized catch limit is still being exceeded. So management […]
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Latest Bluefin Tuna In season Adjustment
Bluefin Tuna General Category Retention Limit Set to One Fish through August 31, 2019 The National Marine Fisheries Service is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category daily retention […]
Help Keep Pelagic Longlines OUT of Closed Zones
The U.S. pelagic longline closed zones and gear restricted areas were established to reduce bycatch of juvenile swordfish by protecting nursery grounds, overfished marlin, sailfish, which remain overfished, large coastal […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna inseason adjustment
Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Northern Area Trophy Fishery to Close June 27, 2019 Based on the best available landings information, NOAA Fisheries has determined that the subquota of 1.8 mt […]
Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit Adjustment
Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit In Season Adjustment July 1–December 31, 2019 NOAA Fisheries just announced an inseason change to the Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits in […]
New Exempted Fishing Permits for Longlines off US West Coast
Exempted Fishing Permits were issued by the Pacific Fishery Management Council on April 29, 2019 to two vessels to fish off the U.S. west coast in federal waters (Exclusive Economic Zone) […]
More Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Allocation for Anglers?
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recently released an Options Paper to amend the current Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) strategy, implemented to reduce incidental bycatch of bluefin, in the pelagic […]
NMFS Discussing New Ways to Allow Commercial Fishing Vessels Inside Closed Zones
NMFS Scoping New Strategies to Allow Commercial Vessels Inside Closed Zones to Research NEEDS ALL ANGLERS ATTENTION – The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) launched a new and very comprehensive […]
2019 Recreational Atlantic Billfish Landings Updates
NOAA just released the 1st quarter landing update for the recreational fishing community. While only 1 blue marlin has been landed in the 1st quarter, we expect the number of […]
