# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2017 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2017-02-27 · Effective 2017-02-25 · 82 FR 11825
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-03783
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 11825
- **Publication date:** 2017-02-27
- **Effective date:** 2017-02-25
- **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/2017/02/27/2017-03783/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-2017-commercial-accountability-measure)
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