Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · Published 2001-11-15 · Effective 2001-11-10 · 66 FR 57396
Document
Document number
01-28647
Federal Register citation
66 FR 57396
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2001-11-15
Effective date
2001-11-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 001005281-0369-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the northern Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.