catch-limit · atlantic hms · shark · Published 2014-12-02 · Effective 2015-01-01 · 79 FR 71331
Document
Document number
2014-28136
Federal Register citation
79 FR 71331
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; fishing season notification.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
shark
Publication date
2014-12-02
Effective date
2015-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140429387-4971-02
Abstract
This final rule establishes opening dates and adjusts quotas for the 2015 fishing seasons for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. The quota adjustments are based on over- and/or underharvests experienced during 2014 and previous fishing seasons. In addition, NMFS establishes season opening dates based on adaptive management measures to provide, to the extent practicable, fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in all regions and areas. These actions could affect fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.