NOAA Fisheries adjusts the Atlantic bluefin tuna General category January through March 2026 subquota by transferring quota from the General category December 2026 time period to the General category January through March 2026 time period. This action provides further opportunities for General category fishermen to participate in the January through March General category fishery, which began on January 1, 2026.
The resulting adjusted quotas are:
- January through March time period subquota = 63.7 mt
- December time period subquota = 11.0 mt
Note that NOAA Fisheries intends to take separate rulemaking action as soon as possible in 2026 to consider modifying the baseline Atlantic bluefin tuna quota consistent with the quota adopted at the 2025 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas annual meeting.
Who is affected?
This action applies to Atlantic Tunas General category permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species Charter/Headboat permitted vessels with a commercial sale endorsement when fishing commercially for bluefin tuna.