Fish Facts: Amberjack
April 4, 2012The Joys of Fishing Alone, Safely
April 10, 2012
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking two actions regarding
the recreational Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery:
(1) closure of the southern area trophy BFT fishery (73″ or greater)
for the remainder of 2012, and
(2) adjustment of the daily retention limit that applies to the HMS
Charter/Headboat category (when fishing recreationally) to: 1 school
BFT (27 to <47) and 1 large school/small medium BFT (47 to <73) per
vessel. The recreational daily retention limit that applies to HMS
Angling category vessels remains at the default level of 1 school,
large school, or small medium BFT (27 to <73) per vessel.
This action will be effective on April 7, 2012.
For more information, please see the attached notice or go to the HMS
Division website at:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/breaking_news.htm
