Amendment 8 Hopes to Increase Swordfish Catches
Other ICCAT countries could take U.S. swordfish if Atlantic commercial fishers don’t fill quotas.
Other ICCAT countries could take U.S. swordfish if Atlantic commercial fishers don’t fill quotas.
Anglers and charter captains targeting tunas, billfish, swordfish, amberjack, groupers, and snappers must first obtain an Offshore Landing Permit.
Joseph Harris landed a 446-pounder in early September.
CCA urges anglers to oppose an Exempted Fishing Permit proposal that allows longlines back in areas of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
The fish was the second swordfish more than 500 pounds caught off the Florida Keys within 10 days
Other ICCAT countries could take U.S. swordfish if Atlantic commercial fishers don’t fill quotas.
Anglers and charter captains targeting tunas, billfish, swordfish, amberjack, groupers, and snappers must first obtain an Offshore Landing Permit.
Joseph Harris landed a 446-pounder in early September.
CCA urges anglers to oppose an Exempted Fishing Permit proposal that allows longlines back in areas of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
The fish was the second swordfish more than 500 pounds caught off the Florida Keys within 10 days
