Regulation & law · 11/10/2018

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Modifies Quotas for Atlantic Bluefin and Albacore Tuna

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has updated quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna and northern albacore tuna in response to International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) recommendations, as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).