Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Shark Quota Transfer
catch-limit · atlantic hms · shark · Published 2022-06-29 · Effective 2022-06-28 · 87 FR 38676
Document
Document number
2022-13922
Federal Register citation
87 FR 38676
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; inseason quota transfer.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
shark
Publication date
2022-06-29
Effective date
2022-06-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 211108-0227
Abstract
NMFS is transferring 11.3 metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) of aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) quota from the eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region to the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region, and 6.8 mt dw of western Gulf of Mexico hammerhead shark sub-region quota to the Atlantic hammerhead shark region quota for the remainder of the 2022 fishing year. This action is based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason quota transfers and affects commercial Atlantic shark permitted vessels and dealers.