NMFS Announces Increase in Fishing Quota for Tuna and Swordfish

The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced it is rolling over unused 2020 quotas for Northern albacore tuna, South Atlantic Swordfish, and Atlantic bluefin tuna due to and “underharvest” during the 2020 fishing season. The rollover will increase the available 2021 quotas between October 4, 2021, and December 31, 2021.