Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery; 2011-2012 Accountability Measures for Recreational Black Sea Bass
catch-limit · south atlantic · grouper · Published 2011-10-04 · Effective 2011-10-04 · 76 FR 61285
Document
Document number
2011-25562
Federal Register citation
76 FR 61285
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
grouper
Publication date
2011-10-04
Effective date
2011-10-04
NOAA docket
Docket No. 0907271173-0629-03
Abstract
NMFS implements accountability measures (AMs) for recreational black sea bass in the South Atlantic for the 2011-2012 fishing year through this temporary final rule. This rule reduces the 2011-2012 recreational annual catch limit (ACL) for black sea bass based on the 2010-2011 recreational ACL overage. This action is necessary to reduce overfishing of the South Atlantic black sea bass resource.