# Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Large Coastal Shark Species
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1997-04-07 · Effective 1997-04-07 · 62 FR 16656
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-8755
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** shark
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 16656
- **Publication date:** 1997-04-07
- **Effective date:** 1997-04-07
- **NOAA docket:** I.D. 031797B
## 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 because the semiannual quota of 642 metric tons (mt) for the period January 1 through June 30, 1997 has been exceeded.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/04/07/97-8755/atlantic-shark-fisheries-large-coastal-shark-species)
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