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 2005-02-01 · Effective 2005-01-28 · 70 FR 5061
Document
Document number
05-1802
Federal Register citation
70 FR 5061
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2005-02-01
Effective date
2005-01-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 001005281-0369-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial run-around gillnet 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 king mackerel resource.