NMFS Proposes Rule to Prohibit Drift Gillnets in California/Oregon Thresher Shark/Swordfish Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to temporarily close the California/Oregon thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery in U.S. waters off southern California to protect loggerhead sea turtles, with closures set to occur during El Nino conditions.