WASHINGTON, April 16 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2025 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Year.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 16 by Samuel D. Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: In this action, NMFS adjusts the base annual commercial quotas for the 2025 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year as allowable based on underharvests from the 2024 fishing year. The 2025 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year opened on January 1, 2025 under the base annual commercial quotas and default commercial retention limits. This action is necessary to provide additional fishing op...