Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery; 2016-2018 Specifications

catch-limit · Published 2016-08-15 · Effective 2016-08-15 · 81 FR 53958

Document

Document number: 2016-19342
Federal Register citation: 81 FR 53958
Type: Rule
Action: Final rule.
Category: catch-limit
Publication date: 2016-08-15
Effective date: 2016-08-15
NOAA docket: Docket No. 160301165-6692-02

Abstract

This final rule implements catch limits, commercial quotas, and possession limits for the spiny dogfish fishery for fishing years 2016-2018. This action reduces catch limits for fishing years 2016- 2018, but increases the spiny dogfish trip limit. This action is necessary to ensure that overfishing does not occur and is intended to help the spiny dogfish fishery better achieve optimum yield.

Source

Authoritative: Federal Register document
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