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NOAA Fisheries is implementing 2024 spiny dogfish specifications. These specifications decrease the coastwide commercial quota by about 6 percent from fishing year 2023. (table below). The specifications balance the need to prevent overfishing while allowing for a commercial quota that is high enough to sustain the commercial fishery. All other management measures and requirements, including trip limits, remain unchanged. A summary of the final 2024 catch specifications is shown below.
Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications for Fishing Year 2024.
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Pounds
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Metric tons
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Acceptable Biological Catch
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17,235,719
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7,818
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Annual Catch Limit = Annual Catch Target
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17,156,353
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7,782
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Total Allowable Landings
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11,578,664
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5,252
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Commercial Quota
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11,331,747
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5,140
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Read the rule as published in the Federal Register today.
The comment period is open through June 21, 2024.
Submit your comments through the e-rulemaking portal.
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