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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Shortfin Mako Shark Retention Limit

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Defenders of Wildlife filed 1 comment on this docket between May 11, 2022 and May 11, 2022. 1 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1539d ago.

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May 11, 2022· Comment from Defenders of Wildlife· NOAA-NMFS-2022-0015-0020

Defenders submits the attached comments on its own behalf and on behalf of the following organizations: Center for Biological Diversity, The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Law of the Wild.

Abstract

NMFS is proposing to implement a flexible shortfin mako shark retention limit with a default limit of zero in commercial and recreational highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries. This action is necessary to implement the binding recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted in 2021, as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

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