Recreational Closure Authority Specific to Federal Waters Off Individual States for the Recreational Red Snapper Component of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery
catch-limit · gulf of mexico · red snapper · Published 2013-03-25 · Effective 2013-03-25 · 78 FR 17882
Document
Document number
2013-06772
Federal Register citation
78 FR 17882
Type
Rule
Action
Emergency rule.
Category
catch-limit
Region
gulf of mexico
Species
red snapper
Publication date
2013-03-25
Effective date
2013-03-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 130213132-3132-01
Abstract
NMFS issues this emergency rule to authorize NMFS to set the closure date of the recreational red snapper fishing season in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off individual Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) states. At its February 2013 meeting, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested an emergency rule to give NMFS this authority. The intent of this rulemaking is to constrain recreational red snapper harvest within the quota while ensuring a fair and equitable distribution of fishing privileges among participants in all the Gulf states.