# Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Import Restrictions
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 1997-08-21 · Effective 1997-08-20 · 62 FR 44422
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-21984
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** atlantic hms
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 44422
- **Publication date:** 1997-08-21
- **Effective date:** 1997-08-20
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 970702161-7197-02
## Abstract

NMFS amends the regulations governing the Atlantic highly migratory species fisheries to prohibit importation of Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABT) and its products in any form harvested by vessels of Panama, Honduras, and Belize. The amendments are necessary to implement International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) recommendations designed to help achieve the conservation and management objectives for ABT fisheries.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/08/21/97-21984/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-fisheries-import-restrictions)
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