NOAA Fisheries Announces Final 2020 Blueline Tilefish Commercial and Recreational Fishery Specifications

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NOAA Fisheries - New England - Mid Atlantic Bulletin

February 14, 2020

NOAA Fisheries Announces Final 2020 Blueline Tilefish Commercial and Recreational Fishery Specifications

NOAA Fisheries is finalizing blueline tilefish quotas for the 2020 fishing year that we previously announced as projected on February 12, 2019. There have been no overages in the Greater Atlantic Region in 2019, and there is no new biological information, so we are now finalizing the 2020 quotas. The quotas are the same as in 2019.

Approved measures include acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual catch limit (ACL), and total allowable landings (TAL) for the commercial and recreational fisheries.

Blueline Tilefish Specifications for Fishing Year 2020

Specifications

2020

ABC – North of NC/VA line

100,520 lb

Recreational ACL

73,380 lb

Commercial ACL

27,140 lb

Recreational TAL

71,912 lb

Commercial TAL

26,869 lb

All other requirements remain the same.

For more details, read the final rule as filed in the Federal Register today and the permit holder bulletin posted on our website.

Questions?

Fishermen: Contact Laura Hansen, Sustainable Fisheries, 978-281-9225

Media: Contact Jennifer Goebel, Regional Office, 978-281-9175