Pelagic Observer Program Data Summary, Gulf of Mexico Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Spawning Season 2007 and 2008; and Analysis of Observer Coverage Levels. April 28, 2009

Shark Landings Update as of 03-31-09 April 27, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 3-31-09 April 16, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page

Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 02-28-09 April 9, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page

NMFS Announces Final Rule to Adjust the 2008 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Federal Register Notice April 8, 2009

NMFS Announces Workshops on Protected Species Release, Disentanglement, and Identification and Atlantic Shark Identification in April, May, and June 2009, Federal Register Notice February 27, 2009

NMFS Announces Decision to Extend Exempted Fishing Permit to Conduct Pelagic Longline Research in the East Florida Coast and Charleston Bump Areas February 26, 2009

NMFS Proposes 2009 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas and Effort Controls, Federal Register Notice and Draft Environmental Assessment February 18, 2009

2008 Fishing Year Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Summary February 17, 2009 For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page

Predraft of Amendment 3 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, Consulting Parties Memorandum February 12, 2009

NMFS Announces the Availability of NOAA Technical Memorandum 580 (TM-580) and Reminders for Atlantic Pelagic and Bottom Longline Fishermen, TM-580 February 11, 2009

NMFS Announces the Availability of the Final Scoping Summary for Amendment 4 to the Consolidated HMS FMP, Scoping Summary Document January 15, 2009

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

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

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