Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Commercial Trip Limits for Gulf of Mexico Grouper Fishery
catch-limit · south atlantic · grouper · Published 2005-02-17 · Effective 2005-03-03 · 70 FR 8037
Document
Document number
05-3092
Federal Register citation
70 FR 8037
Type
Rule
Action
Emergency rule; request for comments.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
grouper
Publication date
2005-02-17
Effective date
2005-03-03
NOAA docket
Docket No. 050209033-5033-01
Abstract
NMFS issues this emergency rule to establish trip limits for the commercial shallow-water and deep-water grouper fisheries in the exclusive economic zone of the Gulf of Mexico. The intended effect of this emergency rule is to moderate the rate of harvest of the available quotas and, thereby, reduce the adverse social and economic effects of derby fishing, enable more effective quota monitoring, and reduce the probability of overfishing.