Environmental assessment, regulatory impact review, and initial regulatory flexibility analysis for the Atlantic bluefin tuna quota rule

NMFS proposes to modify Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) base quotas for all domestic fishing categories. This action is necessary to implement binding recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. NMFS does not anticipate significant impacts to protected species (marine mammals or threatened and endangered species).