Coastal
Commercial Fishing for Sharks to Close
Posted:
8/11/04
Commercial
fishing for large coastal sharks, as defined by Louisiana
rule (L.A.C. 76:VII.357), will close in Louisiana waters at
11:30 p.m. on August 15, 2004 until January 1, 2005. Federal
waters of the Gulf of Mexico will also be closed for commercial
harvest of large coastal sharks during the same time period.
Effective
with the closure, all commercial harvest, possession, purchase,
exchange, barter, trade, sale or attempt to purchase, exchange,
barter, trade or sell large coastal sharks or their fins is
prohibited through January 1, 2005.
This action
by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was
authorized by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission following
notification by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
that the federal waters adjacent to Louisiana waters will
be closed to commercial large coastal shark fishing on that
date.
NMFS determined
that the large coastal shark commercial fishery quota for
the second semiannual fishing season has been reached or is
projected to be reached and action is necessary to ensure
that the semiannual quota for large coastal sharks for the
period July 1 through December 31, 2004, in the Gulf of Mexico
is not exceeded.
For more
information, contact Harry Blanchet at 225-765-2889 or hblanchet@wlf.louisiana.gov
.
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