Bluefin Tuna

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    January-March

    If cumulative catch reaches 250 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 15 mt; and if cumulative catch reaches 325 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 2 mt for the remainder of the year or until the annual catch limit is met and the fishery is closed.
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    April-June

    If cumulative catch reaches 275 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 15 mt; and if cumulative catch reaches 350 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 2 mt for the remainder of the year or until the annual catch limit is met and the fishery is closed.
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    July-September

    If cumulative catch reaches 300 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 15 mt; and if cumulative catch reaches 375 mt, then the trip limit is reduced 2 mt for the remainder of the year or until the annual catch limit is met and the fishery is closed.
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    October-December

    If cumulative catch reaches 325 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 15 mt; and if cumulative catch reaches 375 mt, then the trip limit is reduced to 2 mt for the remainder of the year or until the annual catch limit is met and the fishery is closed.
  • NOAA Fisheries published a proposed rule regarding domestic implementation of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution

    The proposed rule includes catch limits that would apply to U.S. commercial vessels that fish for Pacific bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean during 2021. The proposed rule would implement a 425 metric ton (mt) catch limit for 2021.