# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 2016-2017 Recreational Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; recreational season length. · Published 2016-03-31 · Effective 2016-04-01 · 81 FR 18541
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-07292
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** grouper
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 18541
- **Publication date:** 2016-03-31
- **Effective date:** 2016-04-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 130403320-4891-02
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the length of the recreational season for black sea bass in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic will extend throughout the 2016-2017 fishing year. Announcing the length of recreational season for black sea bass is one of the accountability measures (AMs) for the recreational sector. This announcement allows recreational fishermen to maximize their opportunity to harvest the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) for black sea bass during the fishing season while managing harvest to protect the black sea bass resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/03/31/2016-07292/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-snapper-grouper-resources-of-the-south)
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