# Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 1999 Quota and Effort Control Specifications
> **Rule** · Final specifications. · Published 1999-06-03 · Effective 1999-06-01 · 64 FR 29806
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-14054
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** atlantic hms
- **Species:** bluefin
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 29806
- **Publication date:** 1999-06-03
- **Effective date:** 1999-06-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 990217050-9147-02
## Abstract

NMFS announces specifications to set the 1999 Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishing category quotas and General category effort controls. These specifications are necessary to implement the 1998 recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) and to achieve domestic management objectives.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/06/03/99-14054/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-hms-fisheries-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-1999-quota-and-effort-control)
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