# Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Tunas Reporting, Fishery Allocations and Regulatory Adjustments
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2001-08-15 · Effective 2001-09-14 · 66 FR 42801
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-20435
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** atlantic hms
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 42801
- **Publication date:** 2001-08-15
- **Effective date:** 2001-09-14
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 000323080-1196-03
## Abstract

NMFS amends the regulations governing the Atlantic HMS fisheries to implement mandatory dealer reporting of all purchases of Atlantic bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack (BAYS) tunas: to adjust the north-south dividing line for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category subdivisions and the associated subquota percentages allocated to each area, to clarify the requirement that imports, exports, and re-exports of bluefin tuna (both Atlantic and Pacific subspecies) be accompanied by a Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document (BSD), and to facilitate enforcement of, and compliance with, certain regulations. The regulatory amendment is necessary to comply with the United States' obligations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (HMS FMP).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/08/15/01-20435/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-hms-atlantic-tunas-reporting-fishery-allocations-and-regulatory)
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