[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10319-10320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6015]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030796F]


Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Yellowfin Tuna Statistics

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As required under the Fisheries Act of 1995, NMFS is 
publishing preliminary statistics on the level of U.S. recreational and 
commercial catch of Atlantic yellowfin tuna since 1980. These 
statistics are published to inform the public of trends in yellowfin 
tuna recreational and commercial landings.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding these preliminary statistics should be 
sent to William Hogarth, Acting Chief, Highly Migratory Species 
Management Division, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management 
(F/CM), National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910. Clearly mark the outside of the envelope 
``Yellowfin Tuna Statistics.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hogarth at 301-713-2339, fax 
number: 301-713-0596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required under the Fisheries Act of 1995, 
Title III, Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, section 309(a), the table 
below provides preliminary statistics on the level of U.S. recreational 
and commercial catch of Atlantic yellowfin tuna since 1980. Final 
statistics on the level of U.S. recreational and commercial catch of 
Atlantic yellowfin tuna since 1980 will be published within 140 days of 
enactment of the Fisheries Act of 1995.

    Dated: March 8, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.

                                                  U.S. Yellowfin Tuna Landings by Gear Type, 1980-1994                                                  
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                                                                 Rod and                                                                                
                                                   Longline        Reel       Handgear    Pair trawl     Troll     Purse seine   Other \1\      Total   
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1980...........................................         24.00  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       473.00      1621.00         2118
1981...........................................         43.00  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       322.00      1501.00         1866
1982...........................................          0     ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........        82.00       801.00          883
1983...........................................         76.00  ...........         7.00  ...........        31.00       112.00  ...........          226
1984...........................................        113.00  ...........        20.00  ...........        39.00      1080.00  ...........         1252
1985...........................................       1654.00        30.00       184.00  ...........  ...........      4387.00         4.00         6259
1986...........................................       3784.00      1163.00       173.00  ...........  ...........       647.00         7.00         5774
1987...........................................       4681.91      3590.95       315.93  ...........       386.72        81.70         0.93         9058
1988...........................................       8418.33      1304.68       166.08  ...........       334.64        42.00         2.45        10268
1989...........................................       6418.48      1676.49        72.81  ...........       132.39        35.11        14.79         8350
1990...........................................       4420.35       388.37        23.09  ...........       280.91       266.73        26.17         5406
1991...........................................       4276.95      1274.75        87.19        32.42       186.88       996.00         1.98         6856
1992...........................................       5607.76       949.59        76.61        13.06       103.42       375.95        32.00         7158
1993...........................................       3351.54      1411.01        56.94        41.83       112.70       208.39        16.63         5199
1994...........................................       2899.07  \2\ 5103.53        13.45        34.33        16.85        24.60         2.03    \2\ 8094 
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\1\ Other includes trawl, handgear, gillnet, harpoon, trap, unclassified.                                                                               
\2\ Under revision.                                                                                                                                     


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