Gulf of Maine Trophy Tuna Season Slammed Shut for 2025
Published Date: 8/12/2025
Rule
Summary
Starting now, recreational fishers with special permits can’t catch big Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine for the rest of 2025. This means no trophy-sized or smaller bluefin tuna can be caught in this area, helping protect these amazing fish. If you’re planning a fishing trip, you’ll need to wait until next year to try for bluefin tuna here!
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Gulf of Maine Bluefin Closure
The Gulf of Maine angling fishery north of latitude 42° N is closed to catching Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) of all size classes for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year. This closure applies to recreational fishing from vessels with Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat permits, and covers trophy BFT (73 inches / 185 cm curved fork length (CFL) or greater) as well as school and large school/small medium BFT (27 inches / 68.5 cm to less than 73 inches / 185 cm CFL).
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