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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 678

[I.D. 061594A]

 

Atlantic Shark Fisheries

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Announcement of adjustment to the second semi-annual 1994 quota 
for the Atlantic large coastal shark species group.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the catch of large coastal sharks in the 
Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico was 1,252 metric tons (mt) 
during the first semi-annual 1994 season. Because of the underharvest 
of this category quota, the second semi-annual 1994 quota is adjusted 
accordingly. The adjusted quota for the period July 1 through December 
31, 1994, is 1,318 mt for large coastal sharks.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Michael Bailey, 301-713-2347, Kevin 
B. Foster, 508-281-9260, or Michael E. Justen, 813-893-3721.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico 
shark fisheries are managed by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) 
according to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Sharks 
prepared by the Secretary under authority of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Fishing by 
U.S. vessels is governed by regulations implementing the FMP at 50 CFR 
part 678.
    Section 678.23(b)(1)(i) of the regulations provides for two semi-
annual quotas of 1,285 mt of large coastal sharks to be harvested from 
Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico waters by commercial fishermen. 
The first semi-annual quota was available for harvest from January 1 
through June 30, 1994.
    The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, is authorized 
under Sec. 678.23(c) to adjust the semi-annual quota to reflect actual 
catches during the preceding semi-annual period. Final data indicate 
that the catch from January through May 16, 1994, of the large coastal 
shark species totaled 1,252 mt, which is less than the established 
quota by 33 mt. Therefore, the new adjusted quota for large coastal 
shark species for the second 1994 semi-annual period is increased from 
1,285 mt to 1,318 mt.

Classification

    This rule is exempt from OMB review under E.O. 12866.

    Dated: June 23, 1994.
David S. Crestin,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-15785 Filed 6-28-94; 8:45 am]
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