NMFS Re-Opens Commercial Sector for Blueline Tilefish in South Atlantic EEZ

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is temporarily re-opening the commercial sector for blueline tilefish in the South Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for 8 days, allowing the annual catch limit to be reached while minimizing the risk of exceeding it, following recent commercial landings data that indicates the limit for the 2017 fishing year has not yet been reached.