FF-47-2009

PROCLAMATION

RE: LARGE COASTAL SHARKS-COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS- ATLANTIC OCEAN

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, July 9, 2009 the following will apply to the harvest of sharks for commercial purposes in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina:

I. SEASON CLOSURE

It is unlawful to possess, sell or offer for sale Large Coastal sharks taken with commercial fishing equipment or for commercial purposes in the Atlantic Ocean.

II. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52; and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 3H .0103 and 3M.0512.

B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 3H .0103.

C. Large Coastal sharks include the following species: silky, tiger, blacktip, spinner, bull, lemon, nurse, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead and smooth hammerhead sharks.

D. The quota established by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks has been met. The closure will remain in effect until the effective date of the final 2010 shark season specifications which will be published in the Federal Register.

July 6, 2009
10:30 A.M.
FF-47-2009
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