Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Shark Quota Transfer
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Abstract
NMFS is transferring 11.3 metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) of aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) quota from the eastern Gulf of Mexico sub-region to the western Gulf of Mexico sub-region, and 6.8 mt dw of western Gulf of Mexico hammerhead shark sub-region quota to the Atlantic hammerhead shark region quota for the remainder of the 2022 fishing year. This action is based on consideration of the regulatory determination criteria regarding inseason quota transfers and affects commercial Atlantic shark permitted vessels and dealers.
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