# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico; Requirement for a Descending Device or Venting Tool
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2022-01-14 · Effective 2022-02-14 · 87 FR 2355
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-00720
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 2355
- **Publication date:** 2022-01-14
- **Effective date:** 2022-02-14
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 220111-0009
## Abstract

NMFS implements regulations to clarify terms used in the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 (Descend Act). Section 3 of the Descend Act requires commercial and recreational fishermen to have a descending device or a venting tool on the vessel and ready for use when fishing for federally managed reef fish species in Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) Federal waters. The purpose of this final rule is to clarify the definitions of descending device and venting tool in the Descend Act.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/01/14/2022-00720/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-reef-fish-resources-of-the-gulf-of)
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