Fishing boats can now keep more bluefin tuna per trip

US fisheries regulators just increased the number of Atlantic bluefin tuna recreational anglers can keep. Private boats, charter boats, and headboats can now take home more fish per day, within specific size limits.

Regulators routinely adjust fishing limits based on fish populations and fishing activity. This change means recreational anglers can catch and keep more bluefin tuna. It is a small increase in what is allowed, not a major shift in how fishing is managed.