Spiny Dogfish Commercial Quota Harvested 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 the second period, from Maine to Florida. As a result, the spiny dogfish fishery will remain closed until April 24, 2001, and commercial vessels are prohibited from landing spiny dogfish in the affected states.