Bluefin Tuna Reg Change: 47" Minimum CFL

**Buster Crab** · 09-28-2005, 07:47 AM

NMFS is prohibiting the retention of school BFT less than 47 inches (119 cm) in the recreational fishery for the remainder of the fishing year starting 1 Oct 05.

**Bob_Marlin** · 09-28-2005, 08:36 AM

what about number of fish per boat?
is that staying the same?

**TommyTuna** · 09-28-2005, 08:52 AM

1 per boat for charters and recs.

General Category commercial can kill 2 a day over 73".

**Chumlord** · 09-28-2005, 09:18 AM

I suppose the commercial fishing community had no additional limits imposed on them???

**Chumlord** · 09-28-2005, 09:18 AM

Double!
What is the link to the reg modification!!

**TommyTuna** · 09-28-2005, 10:38 AM

http://nmfspermits.com/

**DC Ben** · 09-28-2005, 10:47 AM

How much does a 47" BFT generally weigh?

**johnrogers** · 09-28-2005, 11:14 AM

[Q]DC Ben originally wrote:
How much does a 47" BFT generally weigh?
[/Q]

I would say around 60-70#

**Bob ECT** · 09-28-2005, 12:34 PM

[Q]lrajnys@cox.net originally wrote:
I suppose the commercial fishing community had no additional limits imposed on them???
[/Q]

Actually they recently up theirs. They're not even close to filling their qouta again this year.

**Chumlord** · 09-28-2005, 01:43 PM

Bob Ect,
I don't quite get your point of view.

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