International trade · 15/07/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
NMFS Closes Commercial Gulf of Mexico Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery Due to Quota Exceedance
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has taken inseason action to close the commercial fishery for non-sandbar large coastal sharks in the Gulf of Mexico region, as the projected 2011 fishing season quota has reached at least 80 percent of the available quota.
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