Atlantic Spiny Dogfish | 水產百科網

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The Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery is jointly managed in state and federal waters by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (lead) and the New England Fishery Management Council, in conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. NOAA Fisheries serves as the implementing body for rules and regulations within the fishery.

The fishing year runs from May 1 through April 30, with NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region jurisdiction covering spiny dogfish from Maine to North Carolina. The fishery is managed using a coastwide annual quota and possession limits.

While there are no specified management areas for the fishery, vessels fishing for spiny dogfish in federal waters must also comply with closed areas for NE multispecies and other fisheries, unless using gear defined as not capable of catching NE multispecies or in an exempted fishing area. There are several exempted ...