Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Large Coastal Closure Notice
catch-limit · shark · Published 1997-07-21 · 62 FR 38942
Document
Document number
97-19112
Federal Register citation
62 FR 38942
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
catch-limit
Species
shark
Publication date
1997-07-21
NOAA docket
I.D. 061797C
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, 1997.