50 C.F.R. § 635.34 Adjustment of management measures.
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
(a) NMFS may adjust the catch limits for BFT, as specified in §635.23, and the quotas for BFT, shark, and swordfish, as specified in §635.27. (b) In accordance with the framework procedures in the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks and the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Billfishes, NMFS may establish or modify for species or species groups of Atlantic HMS the following management measures: maximum sustainable yield or optimum yield levels based on the latest stock assessment or updates in the SAFE report; domestic quotas; recreational and commercial retention limits, including target catch requirements; size limits; fishing years or fishing seasons; shark fishing regions or regional quotas; species in the management unit and the specification of the species groups to which they belong; species in the prohibited shark species group; classification system within shark species groups; permitting and reporting requirements; Atlantic tunas Purse Seine category cap on bluefin tuna quota; time/area restrictions; allocations among user groups; gear prohibitions, modifications, or use restrictions; effort restrictions; essential fish habitat; and actions to implement ICCAT recommendations, as appropriate. (c) NMFS may add species to the prohibited shark species group specified in Table 1 of appendix A if, after considering the criteria in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this section, the species is determined to meet at least two of the criteria. Alternatively, NMFS may remove species from the prohibited shark species group and place them in the appropriate shark species group in Table 1 of appendix A if, after considering the criteria in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this section, NMFS determines the species only meets one criterion. (1) Biological information indicates that the stock warrants protection. (2) Information indicates that the species is rarely encountered or observed caught in HMS fisheries. (3) Information indicates that the species is not commonly encountered or observed caught as bycatch in fishing operations for species other than HMS. (4) The species is difficult to distinguish from other prohibited species. [64 FR 29135, May 28, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 74788, Dec. 24, 2003]
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 635—ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
Subpart C—Management Measures
§ 635.34 Adjustment of management measures.
