NMFS closes the coastwide General category fishery for large medium and giant (i.e., measuring 73 inches curved fork length or greater) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) until the General category reopens on September 1, 2017. This action is being taken to prevent further overharvest of the General category June through August subquota and help ensure the fishery continues to the end of the calendar year.
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
NMFS closes the coastwide General category fishery for large medium and giant (i.e., measuring 73 inches curved fork length or greater) Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) until the Gen...
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“Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries,” thefederalregister.org (August 17, 2017), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2017-17388/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fisheries.