# North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fishery; Directed Fishery Closure
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1998-03-16 · Effective 1998-05-31 · 63 FR 12687
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-6711
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** swordfish
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 12687
- **Publication date:** 1998-03-16
- **Effective date:** 1998-05-31
- **NOAA docket:** I.D. 021998C
## Abstract

NMFS has projected that the directed fishery quota for the second semiannual 1997 North and South Atlantic swordfish season (December 1, 1997, to May 31, 1998) will be reached on or before March 31 and April 15, 1998, respectively. Consequently, NMFS closes the directed fishery for the North Atlantic swordfish fishery effective March 31, 1998, and for the South Atlantic swordfish fishery effective April 15, 1998. The intent of this closure is to prevent overharvest of the quotas established by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for the directed North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fishery.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/03/16/98-6711/north-and-south-atlantic-swordfish-fishery-directed-fishery-closure)
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