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Commercial Landings of Bluefin Tuna as of May 31, 2017
|
Quota category |
Current Year 2017 |
Previous Year 2016 |
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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 |
580 |
409.2 |
107.7 |
506.7 |
323 |
350.3 |
51.3 |
|
Handline |
6 |
474.0 |
1.3 |
|
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
Harpoon |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
Rod and Reel |
574 |
408.5 |
106.5 |
|
323 |
350.3 |
51.3 |
|
Harpoon |
|
|
38.6 |
|
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|
Longline (incl NED) |
130 |
457.1 |
27.0 |
218.3 |
125 |
513.3 |
29.1 |
|
Trap |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0 |
- |
0.0 |
|
Purse Seine |
|
|
46.1 |
|
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|
Reserve |
|
78.0 |
|
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|
Total (landings only) |
710 |
418.0 |
134.7 |
888.7 |
448 |
395.8 |
80.4 |
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.
| Effective Date | Added (MT) | TO | Subtracted (MT) | From | Publication Date |
FR Citation |
Action |
|
03/29/2017 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
04/03/2017 |
82 FR 16136 |
General Category Closure |
|
03/02/2017 |
40.0 |
General |
40.0 |
Reserve |
03/07/2017 |
82 FR 12747 |
Inseason Transfer |
|
2/28/2017 |
138.2 |
Reserve |
138.2 |
Purse Seine |
3/02/2017 |
82 FR 12296 |
Reallocation per Amendment 7; Inseason Transfer |
|
45.0 |
Longline |
45 |
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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