Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction
fishery-mgmt · south atlantic · Published 1996-01-29 · Effective 1996-01-24 · 61 FR 2728
Document
Document number
96-1484
Federal Register citation
61 FR 2728
Type
Rule
Action
Trip limit reduction.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1996-01-29
Effective date
1996-01-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 950725189-5260-02
Abstract
NMFS reduces the commercial trip limit in the hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the Florida west coast sub-zone to 50 king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect the overfished Gulf king mackerel resource.