# Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Dealer Permitting and Import Documentation Requirements
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 1999-03-16 · Effective 1999-06-14 · 64 FR 12903
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-6376
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** swordfish
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 12903
- **Publication date:** 1999-03-16
- **Effective date:** 1999-06-14
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 970829218-9064-03
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule to prohibit the import into the United States of Atlantic swordfish or Atlantic swordfish pieces, weighing less than 33 lb (15 kg) dressed weight (dw) unless documented as coming from an Atlantic swordfish weighing 33 lb (15 kg) dw or more; to require dealer permitting and reporting for importation of swordfish from any source; and to implement a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) program for all swordfish imports. These measures are necessary to implement a 1995 recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) with respect to controlling the harvest of undersized Atlantic swordfish and to facilitating the collection of information relating to the trade in Atlantic swordfish which may hinder conservation efforts by the United States and ICCAT.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/03/16/99-6376/atlantic-swordfish-fishery-dealer-permitting-and-import-documentation-requirements)
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