Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Angling Category Quota Transfer
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 15, 2026. Document 2026-21080. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS is transferring 15 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Reserve category to the Angling category large school/small medium subquota. This transfer results in an adjusted Angling category large school/small medium subquota of 188.4 mt and an adjusted Reserve category quota of 27 mt. This action is intended to provide further harvest opportunities for Angling category fishermen, based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason adjustments and applies to HMS Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat permitted vessels when fishing recreationally for BFT.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published 185 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 184 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
The quota transfer is effective October 13, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-21080 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; quota transfer. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | Oct. 15, 2026 |
| Effective date | Oct. 13, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0053 |
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