NMFS Announces Harvest of Spiny Dogfish Commercial Quota for Period 2

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the commercial quota for spiny dogfish in the Northeastern United States has been fully harvested for period 2, which runs through April 30, 2002. This means that federally permitted vessels are no longer allowed to land spiny dogfish in coastal states from Maine to Florida.