Shark Fishing

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The Highly Migratory Species Management Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for managing 39 species of Atlantic sharks throughout their range in the US exclusive economic zones of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Through the implementation of a Fishery Management Plan, the US harvest of Atlantic sharks is regulated by commercial quotas and trip limits, recreational bag limits, fishery closures, prohibited species, prohibition of finning, and mandatory reporting requirements.