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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Report the catch and landings of bluefin tuna, swordfish, and billfishes
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Preliminary 2018 Commercial BFT Landings
As of April 16, 2018, preliminary commercial landings for the 2018 fishing year are as follows: More ...
Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Trophy Fishery CLOSED March 17, 2018
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery for large medium and giant "trophy" BFT (measuring 73" or greater) in the southern area closed March 17, 2018, and will remain closed through December 31, 2018. More ...
General category January 2018 bluefin tuna fishery: transfer and closure (March 2, 2018)
NMFS transfers 10 mt of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the Reserve category to the General category January 2018 subquota and closes the fishery 11:30 pm March 2, 2018, through May 31, 2018. More ...
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