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 2012-02-27 · Effective 2012-02-26 · 77 FR 11411
Document
Document number
2012-4500
Federal Register citation
77 FR 11411
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2012-02-27
Effective date
2012-02-26
NOAA docket
Docket No. 001005281-0369-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the hook-and-line component of the commercial sector of the coastal migratory pelagic fishery for king mackerel in the southern Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.