Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Inseason Action To Close the Commercial Gulf of Mexico Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery
catch-limit · gulf of mexico · shark · Published 2009-06-04 · Effective 2009-06-06 · 74 FR 26803
Document
Document number
E9-13072
Federal Register citation
74 FR 26803
Type
Rule
Action
Fishery closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
gulf of mexico
Species
shark
Publication date
2009-06-04
Effective date
2009-06-06
Abstract
NMFS is closing the commercial fishery for non-sandbar large coastal sharks (LCS) in the Gulf of Mexico region. This action is necessary because that quota for the 2009 fishing season is projected to have reached at least 80 percent of the available quota.