Bluefin Tuna Retention Update
Looks like NOAA Fisheries received too many complaint calls. July 1st can't come soon enough!
As of July 1, 2025, the retention limits will be:
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Vessel/Permit Type
Retention Limit per Vessel per Day/Trip (lengths in curved fork length)
Private vessels with HMS Angling permits
1 bluefin tuna measuring 27 to <73”
Charter/Headboats with HMS Charter/Headboat permits, when fishing recreationally
2 bluefin tuna measuring 27 to <73”, of which only 1 fish may be a large school/small medium bluefin tuna (47 to <73”)
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06-12-2025, 01:36 PM
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