NMFS Issues Restrictions on Fishing for Sharks in Eastern Pacific Ocean
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] - November 29, 2017
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule under the Tuna Conventions Act that will require “purse seine vessel owners, operators and crew to follow specified release requirements for sharks in the eastern Pacific Ocean.” Any U.S. commercial purse seine fishing vessel that catches a shark must release it unharmed ...
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