Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2019 Commercial and Recreational Accountability Measure and Closures for Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper
catch-limit · gulf of mexico · Published 2019-12-13 · Effective 2019-12-13 · 84 FR 68058
Document
Document number
2019-26933
Federal Register citation
84 FR 68058
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
gulf of mexico
Publication date
2019-12-13
Effective date
2019-12-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 100217097-1757-02
Abstract
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the lane snapper commercial and recreational sectors in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2019 fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS has projected that the 2019 stock annual catch limit (ACL) for Gulf lane snapper has been met. Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial and recreational sectors for Gulf lane snapper on December 13, 2019, and they will remain closed through the end of the current fishing year on December 31, 2019. These closures are necessary to protect the Gulf lane snapper resource.