---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 648.161"
title: "50"
number: "648.161"
heading: "Bluefish Sector ACLs and Annual Catch Targets (ACTs)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/648.161"
---

# §648.161. Bluefish Sector ACLs and Annual Catch Targets (ACTs).

- (a) **Sector ACLs and ACTs.** As a part of the bluefish specifications process, the Bluefish Monitoring Committee shall allocate a specified percentage of the fishery-level ACL to the commercial and recreational fishery sectors, and identify and review the relevant sources of sector-specific management uncertainty to recommend ACTs for each sector.
  - (1) **Sectors.** The sum of the commercial and recreational sector-specific ACLs shall be less than or equal to the fishery level ACL. A total of 86 percent of the fishery-level ACL will be allocated to the recreational fishery. A total of 14 percent of the fishery-level ACL will be allocated to the commercial fishery.
  - (2) **Management uncertainty.** The Bluefish Monitoring Committee shall recommend any reduction in catch necessary to address management uncertainty and recommend ACTs for each sector, consistent with [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, after the sector allocation described in [paragraph (a)(1)](#a-1) of this section. The Bluefish Monitoring Committee recommendations shall identify any sector-specific sources of management uncertainty affecting the fishery, technical approaches to mitigating these sources of uncertainty, and any additional relevant information considered in the ACT recommendation and adjustment process.
  - (3) **Periodicity.** ACTs may be established on an annual basis for up to 3 years at a time, dependent on whether the SSC provides single or multiple-year ABC recommendations.
- (b) **Performance review.** The Bluefish Monitoring Committee shall conduct a detailed review of fishery performance relative to ACTs in conjunction with any ACL performance review, as outlined in [§ 648.160(b)(1) through (3)](/cfr/50/648.160.md?p=b-1..b-3).

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 60639, Sept. 29, 2011, as amended at 86 FR 66981, Nov. 24, 2021]

### Source

Source: 65 FR 45852, July 26, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 60639, Sept. 29, 2011, as amended at 86 FR 66981, Nov. 24, 2021]