Bluefin Update

[Cowboy]

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adjusts the daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General category retention limit, applicable to vessels permitted in the commercial Atlantic tunas General category and the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat category, for the time period of September 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, from the default limit of one large medium or giant BFT (measuring 73 inches curved fork length or greater) to three large medium or giant BFT, per vessel per day/trip. Please see the attached notice for further details, or visit http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/breaking_news.htm. NMFS expects the associated Federal Register notice to be published tomorrow, August 29th.

Lock and load boys

[sportfishingusa]

[knot for shore]

Always nice to get an increase!

[bigfish4me]

It makes it worth the money to go for the guys that hop on a charter, 1 100-150 lb tuna dont go real far when you split it 5 or 6 ways, 3 will justify it for alot of fellas...i know just being out there is great but meatndabox is even nicer.mmmmm I can see getting some bluefin smoked at tates in the near future

[sportfishingusa]

It makes it worth the money to go for the guys that hop on a charter, 1 100-150 lb tuna dont go real far when you split it 5 or 6 ways, 3 will justify it for alot of fellas...i know just being out there is great but meatndabox is even nicer.mmmmm I can see getting some bluefin smoked at tates in the near future

do you know what they smoke the fish with?! i sent him a pm the other day and i am trying to find a good rub for my fish but ic an really find anything to die for yet..

anyone know anything let me know the secret.. lol

[shipmate bill]

It makes it worth the money to go for the guys that hop on a charter, 1 100-150 lb tuna dont go real far when you split it 5 or 6 ways, 3 will justify it for alot of fellas...i know just being out there is great but meatndabox is even nicer.mmmmm I can see getting some bluefin smoked at tates in the near future

You guys are reading this wrong. This applies to general category boats and charterboat/head boats when they're fishing commercially (no charter). When you're fishing on a booked charter the limit is the same as it was before this notice. This is in response to the fact that of the 27 metric tons have been landed out of a 740 metric ton quota.

[bigfish4me]

You guys are reading this wrong. This applies to general category boats and charterboat/head boats when they're fishing commercially (no charter). When you're fishing on a booked charter the limit is the same as it was before this notice. This is in response to the fact that of the 27 metric tons have been landed out of a 740 metric ton quota.

That was what i was afraid of...oh well

[Binnacle]

You guys are reading this wrong. This applies to general category boats and charterboat/head boats when they're fishing commercially (no charter). When you're fishing on a booked charter the limit is the same as it was before this notice. This is in response to the fact that of the 27 metric tons have been landed out of a 740 metric ton quota.

I was all excited, until I read it through the third time. That sucks!!!