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Published: July 3, 2008
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NOAA Fisheries Service has announced new management measures designed to rebuild overfished species and prevent overfishing of Atlantic sharks. These measures include: reductions in commercial fishing quotas, a requirement that commercial vessels maintain all fins on shark carcasses through offloading and the establishment of additional time/area closures for bottom longline Fisheries. The rule also makes changes to the authorized shark species for recreational fisheries. The new rule will affect all commercial and recreational shark fishermen and shark dealers on the Atlantic Coast. The new rule will be effective on July 24, 2008. Copies of the new Plan, called “Final Amendment 2 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan” are available online.

For additional information, please contact Michael Clark, Karyl Brewster-Geisz, or LeAnn Southward Hogan at (301) 713-2347 or by fax at (301) 713-1917; or Jackie Wilson at (240) 338-3936.

 

source: NOAA Fish News

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