Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Red Snapper Management Measures
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · grouper · Published 2011-04-28 · Effective 2011-05-31 · 76 FR 23728
Document
Document number
2011-10326
Federal Register citation
76 FR 23728
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Species
grouper
Publication date
2011-04-28
Effective date
2011-05-31
NOAA docket
Docket No. 101124579-1236-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule to implement a regulatory amendment (Regulatory Amendment 10) to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule removes the snapper-grouper area closure implemented through Amendment 17A to the FMP. The intended effect of this final rule is to minimize socio-economic impacts to snapper-grouper fishermen, without subjecting the red snapper resource to overfishing.