Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Large Coastal Closure Notice
catch-limit · shark · Published 1995-09-22 · 60 FR 49235
Document
Document number
95-23499
Federal Register citation
60 FR 49235
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
catch-limit
Species
shark
Publication date
1995-09-22
NOAA docket
I.D. 082495C
Abstract
NMFS is closing the commercial fishery for large coastal sharks conducted by vessels with a Federal Atlantic Shark permit in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the semiannual quota for the period July 1 through December 31, 1995.