United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2019-04-02 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7e04122 D09002ee1c7e04243 United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS transfers 55 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota to the General category October through November 2018 subquota period (40 mt from the Harpoon category and 15 mt from the Reserve category) and closes the General category fishery for large medium and giant BFT until the General category reopens on December 1, 2018. The quota transfer is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to Atlantic tunas General category (commercial) permitted vessels and Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for BFT. Given that the adjusted quota is projected to be caught quickly, the closure is to prevent overharvest of the adjusted General category October through November 2018 BFT subquota. 83 FR 50857 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-10-10/2018-21991 2018-21991 fr10oc18-13 RIN 0648-XG53 3510-22-P Docket No. 150121066-5717-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-10-10/2018-21991 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-10-10/html/2018-21991.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-10-10/pdf/2018-21991.pdf 3 p. 50857 50859 83 FR 50857 Title 50 Part 635 50 CFR Part 635 RIN 0648-XG53 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue RULE 2018-21991 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018-10-04 Docket No. 150121066-5717-02 3510-22-P 2018-21991 Temporary rule; General category October-November fishery for 2018; inseason bluefin tuna quota transfer and closure.

NMFS transfers 55 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota to the General category October through November 2018 subquota period (40 mt from the Harpoon category and 15 mt from the Reserve category) and closes the General category fishery for large medium and giant BFT until the General category reopens on December 1, 2018. The quota transfer is intended to provide additional fishing opportunities based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to Atlantic tunas General category (commercial) permitted vessels and Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for BFT. Given that the adjusted quota is projected to be caught quickly, the closure is to prevent overharvest of the adjusted General category October through November 2018 BFT subquota.

The quota transfer is effective October 4, 2018, through November 30, 2018. The closure is effective 11:30 p.m., local time, October 5, 2018, through November 30, 2018. Sarah McLaughlin or Brad McHale, 978- 281-9260. Atlantic Highly Migratory Species: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries , hmspermits.noaa.gov www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ Vol. 83, no. 196 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-10-10 continuing daily deposited born digital 506 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-10-10 P0b002ee1a03a7ddd 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr10oc18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-10-10 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-10-10/pdf/FR-2018-10-10.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-10-10/xml/FR-2018-10-10.xml fdlp 50803 51300 DGPO 2019-04-02 2024-06-01 FR-2018-10-10 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-10-10 83 196