Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2005 Tilefish Commercial Fishery
catch-limit · south atlantic · Published 2005-11-18 · Effective 2005-11-21 · 70 FR 69915
Document
Document number
05-22901
Federal Register citation
70 FR 69915
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2005-11-18
Effective date
2005-11-21
NOAA docket
I.D. 111405B
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for tilefish (goldface tilefish, blackline tilefish, anchor tilefish, blueline tilefish, and tilefish) in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has determined that the tilefish quota for the commercial fishery will have been reached by November 21, 2005. This closure is necessary to protect the tilefish resource.