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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, North Atlantic Albacore, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic OceanFederal Register 2026-09059 ↗

Wildlife Fishing International Agreements Quota Management

NMFS is proposing to update fishing quotas for several Atlantic highly migratory species to align with 2025 binding recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. It'd implement a management procedure for North Atlantic swordfish, leave baseline quotas for swordfish and northern albacore unchanged, and raise the U.S. baseline quota for Atlantic bluefin tuna while adjusting longline bycatch allowances. Commercial and recreational fishers targeting these species in the Atlantic would be most directly affected.

In the agency’s own words

NMFS is proposing to implement recent binding recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) on quotas for North Atlantic swordfish, South Atlantic swordfish, North Atlantic albacore tuna (northern albacore), and Atlantic bluefin tuna. While this action does not propose to change the existing baseline quotas for North Atlantic swordfish, South Atlantic swordfish, and northern albacore, this action proposes to implement the management procedure for North Atlantic swordfish, describes the existing management procedure for northern albacore, and considers the possibili…

Federal Register 2026-09059 ↗

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