[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR635.34]

[Page 252-253]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 635--ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Management Measures
 
Sec. 635.34  Adjustment of management measures.

    (a) NMFS may adjust the catch limits for BFT, as specified in 
Sec. 635.23, and the quotas for BFT, shark, and swordfish, as specified 
in Sec. 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

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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; species in the management unit and the specification of 
the species groups to which they belong; 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.