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 available to coastal states from Maine to Florida from May 1, 2006, to October 31, 2006, has been fully utilized, and as a result, commercial fishing for the species is prohibited until November 1, 2006.