Office of Sustainable Fisheries - Highly Migratory Species

Highly Migratory Species Management Division

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION Margo Schulze-Haugen, Chief http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms (301) 427-8503
Topics	Office	Phone Number and Address
- Commercial Swordfish - Sharks - Exempted fishing permits - Atlantic HMS News List - Pelagic and bottom longline - Protected Species - Shark and Swordfish LAPs	HMS Headquarters Office	Phone: (301) 427-8503 Fax: (301) 713-1917 Address: 1315 East-West Highway NMFS/SF1 Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Atlantic tunas - Atlantic tunas dealer reporting - Bluefin tuna Catch Document Program - Charter/Headboat operations - International Trade Permit	HMS Gloucester Office	Phone: (978) 281-9260 Fax: (978) 281-9340 Address: 55 Great Republic Drive NMFS/SF1 Gloucester, MA 01930-2298
- Billfish - Swordfish - Tournament registration - Billfish Certificate of Eligibility - Pelagic Longline	HMS St. Petersburg Office	Phone: (727) 824-5399 Fax: (727) 824-5398 Address: 263 13th Ave. South NMFS/SF1 St. Petersburg, FL 33701