# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2021 Bluefish Specifications
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-12-16 · Effective 2021-01-01 · 85 FR 81421
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-27522
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 81421
- **Publication date:** 2020-12-16
- **Effective date:** 2021-01-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 201209-0332
## Abstract

NMFS issues final specifications for the 2021 Atlantic bluefish fishery. This action is necessary to establish allowable harvest levels to prevent overfishing, consistent with the most recent scientific information, as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan. This rule also informs the public of the final fishery specifications for the 2021 fishing year.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/16/2020-27522/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-bluefish-fishery-2021-bluefish-specifications)
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