Regulation & law · 23/08/2018Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NMFS Adjusts Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Retention Limit for Remainder of June-August 2018 Subquota Period

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has reduced the daily retention limit for Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) from three to one large, medium, or giant BFT per vessel per day/trip for the rest of the 2018 subquota period, from June to August, affecting commercial vessels in the Atlantic Tunas General category and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category with a commercial sale endorsement.