Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Silky Shark Management Measures
type: GovernmentService
description: NMFS implements the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Recommendation 11-08, which prohibits retaining, transshipping, or landing of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in association with ICCAT fisheries. In order to facilitate domestic compliance and enforcement, NMFS also prohibits the storing, selling, and purchasing of the species. This rule primarily affects the commercial Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) pelagic longline fishery for tuna and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. This rule does not affect commercial fishermen fishing for sharks with bottom longline, gillnet, or handgear, and it does not further affect recreational fishermen because harvesting silky sharks is already prohibited in the recreational fishery. This action implements the ICCAT recommendation, consistent with the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and furthers domestic management objectives under the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
date published: 2012-10-04
start time: 2012-11-05
area served: atlantic hms
about: shark
provider: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  type: GovernmentOrganization
  parent organization: US Department of Commerce
citation: DigitalDocument
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/10/04/2012-24429/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-silky-shark-management-measures
source organization: US Federal Register
publisher: AI Analytics

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property ID: Federal Register Document Number
value: 2012-24429

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property ID: Federal Register Citation
value: 77 FR 60632

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property ID: NOAA Docket
value: Docket No. 120416016-2469-02

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