NMFS closes the 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 October 1, 2017. This action is being taken to prevent overharvest of the General category September 2017 BFT subquota and help ensure reasonable fishing opportunities in each of the remaining subquota time periods.
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
NMFS closes the 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 categ...
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“Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries,” thefederalregister.org (September 19, 2017), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2017-19867/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fisheries.