2016 Bluefin Tuna Fishing Year Summary
Quota Category |
Landings - No. of Fish |
Landings - Weight (mt) |
2016 Base Quota (mt) |
2016 Adjusted Quota2 (mt) |
% Base Quota Taken |
% Adjusted Quota Taken |
General |
4,215 |
750.5 |
466.7 |
676.7 |
160.8 |
110.9 |
Harpoon |
189 |
26.4 |
38.6 |
20.6 |
68.4 |
128.2 |
Longline (incl NED) |
437 |
86.2 |
173.3 |
207.3 |
49.7 |
41.6 |
NED |
64 |
17.8 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
71.2 |
71.2 |
Atlantic (non-NED) |
352 |
63.5 |
96.4 |
118.3 |
65.9 |
53.7 |
Gulf |
21 |
5.1 |
51.9 |
64.0 |
9.8 |
8.0 |
Trap |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
Purse Seine |
0 |
0 |
184.3 |
82.9 |
0 |
0 |
Angling |
4,149 |
142.8 |
195.2 |
195.2 |
73.2 |
73.2 |
School |
1,980 |
40.3 |
108.4 |
108.4 |
37.2 |
37.2 |
Lg Sch/Sm med |
2,141 |
96.8 |
82.3 |
82.3 |
117.6 |
117.6 |
Trophy |
28 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
126.7 |
126.7 |
Reserve |
0 |
0 |
24.8 |
8.6 |
0 |
0 |
Total (landings only) |
8,990 |
1005.9 |
1,083.9 |
1,192.3 |
92.8 |
84.4 |
Total (landings + dead discards)1 |
1023.0 |
1,083.9 |
1,192.3 |
94.4 |
85.8 |
NOTE
1 Currently, the best available annual estimate of U.S. dead discards for 2016 is the 2015 estimate of 17.1 mt for the pelagic longline fishery.
2 The Adjusted Quota column in the table above reflects the adjusted quota as of December 31, 2016. Category quotas were adjusted by inseason and other actions during the year as shown below.
EFFECTIVE DATE |
ADDED (MT)
|
TO |
SUB-TRACTED (MT) |
FROM |
PUBLICA-
TION DATE |
FR CITATION |
ACTION |
10/14/2016 |
85.0 |
General |
18.0 |
Harpoon |
10/18/2016 |
81 FR 71639 |
Inseason Transfer |
67.0 |
Reserve |
10/06/2016 |
125.0 |
General |
125.0 |
Reserve |
10/12/2016 |
81 FR 70369 |
Inseason Transfer |
08/31/2016 |
108.4 |
Reserve |
NA |
NA |
09/01/2016 |
81 FR 60286 |
Adjustment of Reserve Category Quota with Allowed Amount of 2015 Underharvest |
01/01/2016 |
101.4 |
Reserve |
101.4 |
Purse Seine |
01/04/2016 |
81 FR 19 |
Reallocation per Amendment 7; Inseason Transfer |
34.0 |
Longline |
34.0 |
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. |
