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* Recreational Atlantic Tunas Retention Limits
The recreational daily retention limits for bluefin tuna and the BAYS tunas (bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack) are as follows:
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* Reminder for Charter/Headboat owners and operators
For those HMS Charter/Headboat vessels that also encounter dolphin and wahoo, you will need to attain a permit to keep these fish.
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* Commercial BFT Landings Update
2008 Landings of Large-medium and Giant BFT by commercial vessel are as follows:
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* The General Category Bluefin Tuna Fishery Opened on June 1, 2008
The General category Atlantic Bluefin fishery opened on Sunday June 1.
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* NMFS Announces Final 2008 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas and Effort Controls
For more detail please see the document entitled 'NMFS Announces Final Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas and Effort Controls' in the LIBRARY.
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* PERMIT APPLICANTS MUST HAVE VESSEL’S OFFICAL REGISTRATION
ONLY valid U.S.C.G Vessel Documentation numbers or State Registration numbers are acceptable when completing an application. Temporary registration numbers are not allowed. It is also unlawful to falsify information on this application.
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* Reporting Recreational Swordfish and Billfish Landings
NMFS announces a new reporting system for recreational non-tournament landings of swordfish and billfish.
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* PERMITS FOR 2007/2008 ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Atlantic tunas, Atlantic HMS Angling, and Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permits for the 2007/2008 season are now available. for more information visit the library.
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* THREE RECENT UPDATES TO THE HMS PERMITTING SYSTEM
Click on 'More' to see some recent updates to the HMS Permitting system.
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* Other HMS Recreational Limits
See 'More' for shark, swordfish, and billfish limits:
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* LPS BFT Length Validation Assessment Paper
Large Pelagics Survey Bluefin Tuna Length Validation Assessment Paper Submitted to ICCAT has been posted to the library
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