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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; 2018-2020 Fishing Quotas

catch-limit · Published 2018-02-06 · Effective 2018-03-08 · 83 FR 5212

Document

Document number
2018-02321
Federal Register citation
83 FR 5212
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Publication date
2018-02-06
Effective date
2018-03-08
NOAA docket
Docket No. 170818784-8080-02

Abstract

This final rule implements status quo commercial quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries for 2018 and projected status quo quotas for 2019 and 2020. This action is necessary to establish allowable harvest levels of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield. This action also continues to suspend the minimum shell size for Atlantic surfclams for the 2018 fishing year. The intended effect of this action is to provide benefit to the industry from stable quotas to maintain a consistent market.

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Federal Register document
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