Commercial Landings of Bluefin Tuna as of November 30, 2016
|
Quota Category |
Current Year 2016 |
Previous Year 2015 |
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|
No. of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
Adjusted Quota |
Count of Fish |
Avg. Weight (lb) |
Gross Weight (mt) |
|
|
General |
4,232 |
392.5 |
750.8 |
676.7 |
3,071 |
433.4 |
603.8 |
|
Handline |
6 |
421.8 |
1.2 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Harpoon |
184 |
306.7 |
25.8 |
|
212 |
347.0 |
33.4 |
|
Rod and Reel |
4,042 |
396.4 |
723.8 |
2,849 |
439.8 |
570.4 |
|
|
Harpoon |
201 |
309.7 |
28.2 |
20.6 |
278 |
347.0 |
43.8 |
|
Longline (incl. NED) |
382 |
472.4 |
81.3 |
207.3 |
299 |
494.2 |
67.0 |
|
Trap |
0 |
|
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Purse Seine |
|
|
82.9 |
247 |
302.8 |
33.9 |
|
|
Reserve |
0 |
|
0.0 |
8.6 |
|
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|
Total (landings only) |
4,815 |
395.9 |
860.3 |
997.1 |
3,895 |
423.6 |
748.5 |
NOTE
- This report SHOULD NOT be considered useful for real time catch monitoring purposes. It only includes landings reported to NMFS to date. These numbers are considered preliminary and are subject to change.
- The Adjusted Quota column in the table above reflects the current adjusted quota. Category quotas have been adjusted by inseason and other actions during the year as shown below.
|
EFFECTIVE DATE |
ADDED (MT) |
TO |
SUBTRACTED (MT) |
FROM |
PUBLICATION DATE |
FR CITATION |
ACTION |
|
11/04/2016 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
11/04/2016 |
81 FR 76874 |
General Category Closure |
|
10/14/2016 |
85.0 |
General |
18 |
Harpoon |
10/18/2016 |
81 FR 71639 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
67 |
Reserve |
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|
10/06/2016 |
125.0 |
General |
125 |
Reserve |
10/12/2016 |
81 FR 70369 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
08/31/2016 |
108.4 |
Reserve |
NA |
NA |
09/01/2016 |
81 FR 60286 |
Adjustment of Reserve Category Quota with Allowed Amount of 2015 Underharvest |
|
01/01/2016 |
101.4 |
Reserve |
101.4 |
Purse Seine |
01/04/2016 |
81 FR 19 |
Reallocation per Amendment 7; Inseason Transfer |
|
34.0 |
Longline |
34.0 |
Reserve |
This notice is a courtesy to Atlantic tuna fishery interests to keep you informed about the fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. To view catch statistics from previous months, please visit the Bluefin Tuna Landings page or contact Brad McHale at (978) 281-9260.
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