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 2002-03-27 · Effective 2002-03-23 · 67 FR 14660
Document
Document number
02-7329
Federal Register citation
67 FR 14660
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2002-03-27
Effective date
2002-03-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 970930235-7235-01
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the southern Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf group king mackerel resource.