Handel i gospodarka · 09/11/1994

Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Bluefin Tuna

NMFS transfers 5 metric tons (mt) of bluefin tuna from the longline-south Incidental subcategory to the longline-north Incidental subcategory. NMFS has determined that the fisheries landing bluefin under the longline-south Incidental subcategory will not achieve the full 1994 quota allocation. This action is being taken to extend the season for the longline-north Incidental subcategory, which will assure additional collection of biological assessment and monitoring data and increase the economic benefits from this fishery without contributing significantly to additional bluefin mortality. In addition, this action will prevent waste of bluefin tuna which might otherwise be discarded dead.