# Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
> **Rule** · Rescission of prohibition. · Published 1998-07-07 · Effective 1998-06-10 · 63 FR 36611
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-17938
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** tuna
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 36611
- **Publication date:** 1998-07-07
- **Effective date:** 1998-06-10
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 980629161-8161-01
## Abstract

NMFS issues this notification announcing the rescission of the prohibition of the use of aircraft to assist fishing vessel operators in the location and capture of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT). This rescission is in compliance with a June 10, 1998, Order of the United States District Court for Massachusetts (Court), which overturned the regulations banning the use of spotter planes in other than the Purse Seine and Harpoon categories.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/07/07/98-17938/atlantic-tuna-fisheries-atlantic-bluefin-tuna)
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