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 2004-04-13 · Effective 2004-04-09 · 69 FR 19346
Document
Document number
04-8352
Federal Register citation
69 FR 19346
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2004-04-13
Effective date
2004-04-09
NOAA docket
Docket No. 001005281-00369-02
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.