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Swordfish

 

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Recent Atlantic Swordfish News and Actions

Final Rule to Adjust the 2012 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas and Other Measures, Federal Register Notice, Final Environmental Assessment July 31, 2012

Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2012 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas and Other Measures, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment, Public Hearing Presentation May 1, 2012

NMFS Announces the Final Rule to Adjust the 2011 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Federal Register Notice September 14, 2011

NMFS announces the availability of the Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2011 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Federal Register Notice June 23, 2011

NMFS Requires the Use of "Weak Hooks" in the Gulf of Mexico Pelagic Longline Fishery to Reduce the Incidental Catch of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Federal Register Notice, Email Notice in Vietnamese, Environmental Assessment, Weak Hook Compliance Guide, Weak Hook Compliance Guide in Vietnamese April 1, 2011

NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule to Modify the Retention of Incidentally Caught Highly Migratory Species in Atlantic Trawl Fisheries, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment, Public Hearing Presentation March 17, 2011

NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule to require the use of "Weak Hooks" in the Gulf of Mexico Pelagic Longline Fishery to Reduce the Incidental Catch of Bluefin Tuna, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment, Email Notice in Vietnamese, Weak Hook Fact Sheet, Weak Hook Fact Sheet in Vietnamese, Public Hearing Presentation January 13, 2011

NMFS Announces the Final 2010 Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Federal Register Notice September 21, 2010

NMFS announces the availability of the Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2010 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Federal Register Notice June 22, 2010

NMFS Announces the Final Rule to Adjust the 2009 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Perform Administrative Regulatory Clarifications and Modifications, and Modify and Implement Time/Area Closures, Federal Register Notice, Final Environmental Assessment December 16, 2009

NMFS Announces Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2009 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Perform Administrative Regulatory Clarifications and Modifications, and Modify and Implement Time/Area Closures, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment August 5, 2009

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

 

 

Past Atlantic Swordfish News and Actions

 

Landings Updates

For consistency purposes throughout the HMS website, the dates below refer to the date the notice was posted on this webpage, not the date of landings reported. For the date of landings reported, please see the notices themselves.

2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

2012 Fishing Year: Atlantic Swordfish Landings
January
February
March

Posted: Mar. 16, 2012

Posted: Apr. 10, 2012

Posted: Apr. 10, 2012
April
May
June

Posted: June 7, 2012

Posted: July 10, 2012

Posted: Aug. 13, 2012
July
August
September

Posted: Sept. 13, 2012


October
November
December



 

2011 Fishing Year: Atlantic Swordfish Landings
January
February
March

Posted: Mar. 7, 2011

Posted: Apr. 4, 2011

Posted: May 11, 2011
April
May
June

Posted: June 6, 2011

Posted: July 8, 2011

Posted: Aug. 3, 2011
July
August
September

Posted: Sept. 8, 2011

Posted: Oct. 17, 2011

Posted: Nov. 4, 2011
October
November
December

Posted: Dec. 13, 2011

Posted: Jan. 6, 2012

Posted: Feb. 8, 2012

 

2010 Fishing Year: Atlantic Swordfish Landings
January
February
March

Posted: Mar. 22, 2010

Posted: Apr. 14, 2010

Posted: May. 7, 2010
April
May
June

Posted: June 3, 2010

Posted: July 8, 2010

Posted: Aug. 12, 2010
July
August
September

Posted: Sept. 16, 2010

Posted: Oct. 15, 2010

Posted: Nov. 8, 2010
October
November
December

Posted: Dec. 13, 2010

Posted: Jan. 11, 2011

Posted: Feb. 16, 2011

 

2009 Fishing Year: Atlantic Swordfish Landings
January
February
March

Posted: Mar. 18, 2009

Posted: Apr. 9, 2009

Posted: May 14, 2009
April
May
June

Posted: June 3, 2009

Posted: July 9, 2009

Posted: Aug. 10, 2009
July
August
September

Posted: Sept. 14, 2009

Posted: Oct.8, 2009

Posted: Nov. 12, 2009
October
November
December

Posted: Dec. 7, 2009

Posted: Jan. 8, 2010

Posted: Feb. 23, 2010

 

2008 Fishing Year: Atlantic Swordfish Landings
(Abbreviated fishing year from June 1-Dec 31, 2008)
January
February
March

Posted: Mar. 24, 2008

Posted: May 1, 2008

Posted: May 6, 2008
April
May
June

Posted: June 11, 2008

Posted: July 10, 2008

Posted: Aug. 11, 2008
July
August
September

Posted: Sept. 18, 2008

Posted: Oct. 9, 2008

Posted: Nov. 10, 2008
October
November
December

Posted: Dec. 8, 2009

Posted: Jan. 8, 2009

Posted: Feb. 6, 2009

 

Previous Years Swordfish Landings Updates

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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