Regulation & law · 01/12/1997

NMFS Closes Atlantic Pelagic Drift Gillnet Fishery for Swordfish, Tuna, and Shark

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to close the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Coastal segments of the Atlantic pelagic drift gillnet fishery for swordfish, tuna, and shark until July 31, 1998, in an effort to protect the endangered northern right whale.