Federal Register #2026-20652

NOAA adjusts Atlantic bluefin tuna General and Reserve category quotas

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service adjusts Atlantic bluefin tuna commercial fishing quota allocations. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); no more specific office is identified. - Quota changes: NMFS transfers 70.2 metric tons from the Reserve category to the General category and adds 16.7 metric tons of unharvested June–August subquota to the General category’s October–November allocation. - Resulting allocations: The General category subquota is 192.9 metric tons, and the Reserve category quota is 42 metric tons. - Who is affected: Atlantic Tunas General category commercial-permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species Charter/Headboat-permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for bluefin tuna. - Procurement status: This is a fishery quota adjustment, not a procurement; no products, services, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

NMFS transfers 70.2 metric tons of quota from the Reserve category to the Atlantic bluefin tuna General category October through November 2026 time period. It also adds 16.7 metric tons of remaining June through August subquota, resulting in an adjusted October–November General category subquota of 192.9 metric tons and an adjusted Reserve category quota of 42 metric tons. The action affects Atlantic Tunas General category commercial permitted vessels and HMS Charter/Headboat permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for bluefin tuna. The quota transfer and adjustment is effective October 6 through November 30, 2026.

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