Final rule; 2003 fishing quotas for Atlantic surfclams, ocean quahogs, and Maine mahogany ocean quahogs.
Category
catch-limit
Publication date
2002-12-31
Effective date
2003-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 021017238-2314-02
Abstract
NMFS issues final quotas for the Atlantic surfclam, ocean quahog, and Maine mahogany ocean quahog fisheries for 2003. These regulations specify allowable harvest levels of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs from the exclusive economic zone and an allowable harvest level of Maine mahogany ocean quahogs from the waters north of 43[deg] 50' N. lat. in 2003.