Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction.
fishery-mgmt · south atlantic · Published 1997-01-06 · Effective 1997-01-01 · 62 FR 689
Document
Document number
96-33403
Federal Register citation
62 FR 689
Type
Rule
Action
Trip limit reduction.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1997-01-06
Effective date
1997-01-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 950725189-6245-04
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.