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Published: October 22, 2008
Updated: October 22, 2008
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NMFS has determined that the annual 2008 Federal quota for spiny dogfish fishery has been harvested. Therefore, the Period 2 (November 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009) fishery for spiny dogfish will not open.
The Period 1 (May 1, 2008 through October 31, 2008) spiny dogfish fishery has been closed since August 20, 2008. However, spiny dogfish fisheries in state
waters have continued since that time and have harvested the remainder of the 4 million pound Federal quota for 2008. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, November 1, 2008, the fishery for spiny dogfish remains closed and vessels issued Federal permits for spiny dogfish may not fish for, possess, transfer, or land any spiny dogfish until 0001 hours, May 1, 2009, at which time the Period 1 quota for the 2009 fishing year becomes available.
Section 648.4(b) provides that Federal spiny dogfish permit holders agree, as a condition of the permit, not to land spiny dogfish in any state after NMFS has published notification in the Federal Register that the commercial quota has been harvested and that no commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery is available. This means vessels issued Federal permits may not fish for, possess, transfer, or land spiny dogfish, whether caught in state or Federal waters.
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Published: October 22, 2008
Updated: October 22, 2008
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EmailNMFS has determined that the annual 2008 Federal quota for spiny dogfish fishery has been harvested. Therefore, the Period 2 (November 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009) fishery for spiny dogfish will not open.
The Period 1 (May 1, 2008 through October 31, 2008) spiny dogfish fishery has been closed since August 20, 2008. However, spiny dogfish fisheries in state
waters have continued since that time and have harvested the remainder of the 4 million pound Federal quota for 2008. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, November 1, 2008, the fishery for spiny dogfish remains closed and vessels issued Federal permits for spiny dogfish may not fish for, possess, transfer, or land any spiny dogfish until 0001 hours, May 1, 2009, at which time the Period 1 quota for the 2009 fishing year becomes available.
Section 648.4(b) provides that Federal spiny dogfish permit holders agree, as a condition of the permit, not to land spiny dogfish in any state after NMFS has published notification in the Federal Register that the commercial quota has been harvested and that no commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery is available. This means vessels issued Federal permits may not fish for, possess, transfer, or land spiny dogfish, whether caught in state or Federal waters.
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