# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2016 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2016-03-28 · Effective 2016-03-27 · 81 FR 17093
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-06942
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 17093
- **Publication date:** 2016-03-28
- **Effective date:** 2016-03-27
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 001005281-0369-02
## Abstract

NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) to close the hook-and-line component of the commercial sector for king mackerel in the Florida west coast southern subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) king mackerel resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/28/2016-06942/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-2016-commercial-accountability-measure)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*