NMFS Announces Harvest of Spiny Dogfish Commercial Quota in Northeastern United States

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the commercial quota for spiny dogfish in the coastal states from Maine to Florida has been fully harvested for the semi-annual period from November 1, 2007, to April 30, 2008, and that federally permitted vessels will not be allowed to fish for the species until May 1, 2008.