Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2025 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Year
catch-limit · atlantic hms · shark · Published 2025-04-16 · Effective 2025-04-16 · 90 FR 15936
Document
Document number
2025-06472
Federal Register citation
90 FR 15936
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary final rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
shark
Publication date
2025-04-16
Effective date
2025-04-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 250410-0063
Abstract
In this action, NMFS adjusts the base annual commercial quotas for the 2025 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year as allowable based on underharvests from the 2024 fishing year. The 2025 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year opened on January 1, 2025 under the base annual commercial quotas and default commercial retention limits. This action is necessary to provide additional fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen to harvest optimum yield from the Atlantic shark fisheries.