NMFS Permit Shop
Welcome to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) online Permit Shop, where you can buy and renew federal permits for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (tunas, billfishes, swordfish, and sharks), update permit information, and report landings of bluefin tuna, blue marlin, white marlin, roundscale spearfish, sailfish, and swordfish.
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Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Northern Trophy Fishery CLOSING August 6
NMFS closes the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery for large medium and giant "trophy" BFT (measuring 73" or greater) in the northern area at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2016, through December 31, 2016. More ...
Preliminary 2016 Commercial BFT Landings
As of August 1, 2016, preliminary commercial landings for the 2016 fishing year are as follows: More ...
General category opens June 1; 5-fish limit for June-August
The General category (commercial handgear) daily retention limit for June through August 2016 is 5 large medium or giant bluefin (73" or greater curved fork length). More ...
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