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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BE37 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Implement 2015-2017 Tilefish Specifications 
Abstract:

The National Marine Fisheries Service implemented specifications for the tilefish fishery for fishing years 2015-2017. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council recommended commercial quotas of 796 mt for fishing year 2015 and 856 mt for fishing years 2016 and 2017. The 2015 quota represents a 12 percent reduction from the commercial quota that has been used in this fishery from 2001-2014. While the fishery is not experiencing overfishing and was recently declared rebuilt, the reduction in the commercial quota is the result of an improved stock assessment and the Council's conservative risk policy in setting the acceptable biological catch limit.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/03/2014  79 FR 52293   
Final Action  10/29/2014  79 FR 64330   
Final Action Effective  11/01/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
John K. Bullard
Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9287
Email: john.bullard@noaa.gov