# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1997-01-27 · Effective 1997-01-22 · 62 FR 3808
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-1824
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 3808
- **Publication date:** 1997-01-27
- **Effective date:** 1997-01-22
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 940553-4223
## Abstract

NMFS closes the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the overfished Gulf king mackerel resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/01/27/97-1824/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-coastal-migratory-pelagic-resources-of)
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