# Atlantic Shark Fisheries; Large Coastal Shark Species
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1998-08-05 · Effective 1998-08-04 · 63 FR 41736
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-20828
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** shark
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 41736
- **Publication date:** 1998-08-05
- **Effective date:** 1998-08-04
- **NOAA docket:** I.D. 073098A
## Abstract

NMFS is closing the commercial fishery for large coastal sharks conducted by persons aboard vessels issued a Federal Atlantic shark permit in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This action is necessary to ensure that the adjusted second semiannual quota for the period July 1 through December 31, 1998, is not exceeded.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/05/98-20828/atlantic-shark-fisheries-large-coastal-shark-species)
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