Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 11-30-08 January 8, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page

NMFS Announces the Opening Date of the 2009 Commercial Fisheries for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Sharks, Sandbar Sharks, Small Coastal Sharks, and Pelagic Sharks, Federal Register Notice December 29, 2008

NMFS Office of International Affairs announces receipt of a petition to ban swordfish imports from countries with commercial fishing technology that results in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals in excess of U.S. standards. Federal Register notice and Petition. For further information, please contact Lekelia Jenkins at 301-713-9090 x131.

NMFS Announces Availability of the 2008 SAFE Report, Scoping Summary for Amendment 3 to the Consolidated HMS FMP for Small Coastal Sharks, October 2008 AP Meeting Summary, and the 2009 Edition of the HMS Compliance Guides December 19, 2008

NMFS Adjusts General Category Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Retention Limit for 2009, Federal Register Notice December 18, 2008

Shark Landings Update as of 11-26-08 December 11, 2008. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page

NMFS Announces the Extension of the Comment Period and Change of Public Hearing Date for Management of Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries, Federal Register Notice December 11, 2008

NMFS Reminds Tournament Operators to Register HMS Tournaments for 2009 December 11, 2008

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 12-1-08 December 09, 2008. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page

NMFS Announces Workshops on Protected Species Release, Disentanglement, and Identification and Atlantic Shark Identification in January, Febuary, and March 2009, Federal Register Notice December 1, 2008

NMFS Announces the Availability of 2009 Vessel Permits for Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic HMS November 21, 2008

NMFS Announces Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2008 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas and Modify Vessel Chartering Regulations, Federal Register Notice November 18, 2008

NMFS Requests Comments on the Issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits, Scientific Research Permits, Display Permits, and Chartering Permits for the Collection of Atlantic HMS and a Boundary Change for the Pelagic Longline Research Conducted in Closed Areas, Federal Register Notice November 14, 2008

NMFS Announces a Closure of the Commercial Porbeagle Shark Fishery, Federal Register Notice November 14, 2008

NMFS Announces Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting February 18-19, 2009, Federal Register Notice, November 13, 2008

NMFS Announces Extension of the Comment Period for Draft Amendment 1 Essential Fish Habitat, Federal Register Notice November 12, 2008

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 11-1-08 November 13, 2008. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page

Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 9-30-08 November 10, 2008. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page

NMFS Requests Applications for Participation in the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 2009 Shark Research Fishery, Federal Register Notice, Shark Research Fishery Permit Application Form November 03, 2008

NMFS Announces the Extension of the Scoping Comment Period for Management of Atlantic Shark Fisheries, Federal Register Notice October 29, 2008

NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule to Establish the 2009 Commercial Quotas for Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark, Sandbar Shark, Small Coastal Shark, and Pelagic Shark Fisheries, Federal Register Notice October 28, 2008

Shark Landings Update as of 9-23-08 October 23, 2008. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page

NMFS Announces Request for Nominations for the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP), Federal Register Notice October 21, 2008

NMFS Authorizes the Use of Green-stick Gear in Atlantic Tuna Fisheries and a Sea Turtle Control Device Requirement in Pelagic and Bottom Longline Fisheries, Federal Register Notice, and Environmental Assessment September 23, 2008

NMFS Announces the Availability of a Revised List of Approved Equipment Models for the Careful Release of Sea Turtles Caught in Hook and Line Fisheries, Federal Register Notice. September 23, 2008

NMFS Announces the Availability of Draft Amendment 1 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan for Essential Fish Habitat, Federal Register Notice, EFH Webpage September 19, 2008

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 9-1-08 September 10, 2008. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page