Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2022 Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of Mexico
catch-limit · south atlantic · red snapper · Published 2022-04-26 · Effective 2022-08-19 · 87 FR 24454
Document
Document number
2022-08810
Federal Register citation
87 FR 24454
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
red snapper
Publication date
2022-04-26
Effective date
2022-08-19
NOAA docket
Docket No. 140818679-5356-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the 2022 recreational fishing season for the Federal charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) component for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary rule. The red snapper recreational for-hire component in the Gulf EEZ opens on June 1, 2022, and will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on August 19, 2022. This closure is necessary to prevent the Federal for-hire component from exceeding its quota and to prevent overfishing of the Gulf red snapper resource.