Tagging Tuna with ICCAT and AOTTP
The Billfish Foundation is currently engaging in a research project with Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP) in order to further…
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Proposed Modifications to Pelagic Longline Bluefin Tuna Area-Based and Weak Hook Management Measures
NMFS proposes to modify the one-month closed zone off New Jersey and the spring two-month gear restricted area in the Gulf of…
Read moreOptions to maximize Bluefin Tuna in the Atlantic Ocean
Amendment 13 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan proposes many options striving to maximize utilization of the U.S. bluefin quota. …
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Latest Bluefin Tuna In season Adjustment
The National Marine Fisheries Service is adjusting the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category daily retention limit from three large medium or…
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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,…
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna In-Season Adjustment
Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Northern Area Trophy Fishery to Close June 27, 2019 Notice - NOAA Fisheries has determined that the subquota…
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Swordfish General Commercial Permit Retention Limit Adjustment
NOAA Fisheries just announced an inseason change to the Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limits in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico,…
Read moreNew 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.…
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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…
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