Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Inseason Action to Close the Commercial Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fisheries in the Shark Research Fishery and Atlantic Region
catch-limit · atlantic hms · shark · Published 2009-06-26 · Effective 2009-07-01 · 74 FR 30479
Document
Document number
E9-15198
Federal Register citation
74 FR 30479
Type
Rule
Action
Fishery closures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
atlantic hms
Species
shark
Publication date
2009-06-26
Effective date
2009-07-01
Abstract
NMFS is closing the commercial fisheries for non-sandbar large coastal sharks (LCS) in both the shark research fishery and Atlantic region. This action is necessary because NMFS estimated that these fisheries have reached or exceeded 80 percent of the available quota.