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Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Fishery (Recreational) - All Sizes, All Areas

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Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Fishery (Recreational) - All Sizes, All Areas

Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Fishery (Recreational) - All Sizes, All Areas closed August 12, 2025, 11:30 p.m. local time – December 31, 2025.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

And so ends one of the best BFT bites in recent memory. 😢

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CaptainOriginal Crew2,076 postsSince 2018

georgeADMINAug 9#2

"commercial fishery not affected by this closure. "

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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018

Roccus7MODAug 10#3

And I was just going to put the tuna trolling rods on the boat today, still might, I've got 3 days yet, but all the tuna around here are too big for "Angler" retention...

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AdmiralOriginal Crew21,694 postsSince 2018

georgeADMINAug 10#4

It’s one thing to release a fish knowing it’ll help replenish the stock. Unfortunately, in this case, we’re releasing them only for the commercial fleet to harvest them later.

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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018