catch-limit · atlantic hms · shark · Published 2019-09-17 · Effective 2019-09-12 · 84 FR 48791
Document
Document number
2019-20126
Federal Register citation
84 FR 48791
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; inseason quota transfer.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
shark
Publication date
2019-09-17
Effective date
2019-09-12
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180117042-8884-02
Abstract
NMFS is transferring 5 metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) of blacktip quota, 50 mt dw of aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) quota, and 8 mt dw of hammerhead shark management group quota from the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region to the eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region for the remainder of the 2019 fishing year. This action is based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason quota transfers and applies to commercial Atlantic shark permitted vessels.