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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, North Atlantic Albacore, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 19, 2026. It took effect on August 19, 2026.
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What the agency says
In this final rule, NMFS is implementing 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, including aspects of the management procedures for North Atlantic swordfish and northern albacore. For bluefin tuna, this action implements the increased U.S. baseline quota adopted by ICCAT in 2025, dividing it among the established regulatory domestic subquota categories, and implements changes to the bluefin tuna quota associated with pelagic longline bycatch adopted by ICCAT in 2025. Finally, this action transfers 30.8 metric tons (mt) of bluefin tuna quota from the Longline category to the Reserve category and temporarily adjusts the baseline quotas for U.S. North and South Atlantic swordfish, northern albacore, and the Atlantic bluefin tuna Reserve category for 2026 based on 2025 underharvests and applicable international quota transfers.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16870
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; temporary quota adjustment; temporary quota transfer
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- August 19, 2026
- Takes effect
- August 19, 2026
- Dates
- The final rule is effective August 19, 2026. The temporary quota adjustments and transfer are effective August 19, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 260813-0186
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BN60
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 635
- Topics
- Fisheries; Fishing; Fishing vessels; Foreign relations; Imports; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Statistics; Treaties
- Pages
- 14
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