Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery

fishery-mgmt · Published 2012-12-19 · Effective 2013-01-01 · 77 FR 75057

Document

Document number: 2012-30589
Federal Register citation: 77 FR 75057
Type: Rule
Action: Interim final rule; request for comments.
Category: fishery-mgmt
Publication date: 2012-12-19
Effective date: 2013-01-01
NOAA docket: Docket No. 120604138-2672-02

Abstract

This interim final rule reopens a portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area to the harvest of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs. The area has been closed since 1990 due to the presence of toxins known to cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The reopening is based on a request from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the recent adoption of a testing protocol into the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.

Source

Authoritative: Federal Register document
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