Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery; 2013 Accountability Measure for Gulf of Mexico Commercial Gray Triggerfish
catch-limit · south atlantic · Published 2013-03-05 · Effective 2013-03-05 · 78 FR 14225
Document
Document number
2013-05056
Federal Register citation
78 FR 14225
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; accountability measures.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2013-03-05
Effective date
2013-03-05
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120417412-2412-01
Abstract
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for commercial gray triggerfish in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) reef fish fishery for the 2013 fishing year through this temporary final rule. This temporary rule reduces the Gulf gray triggerfish 2013 commercial annual catch target (ACT) (equal to the commercial quota) to 51,602 lb (23,406 kg), based on the 2012 commercial annual catch limit (ACL) overage. This action is necessary to reduce overfishing of the gray triggerfish resource in the Gulf of Mexico.