Recreational fishing (IMAGE)

Save Our Seas Foundation

Recreational fishing

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NOAA Fisheries implemented regulations consistent with new ICCAT requirements adopted in 2021, based on the 2017 stock assessment. In the U.S, fishermen may not land or retain Atlantic shortfin mako sharks.

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Photo by Justin Gilligan | © Save Our Seas Foundation

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