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 1997-12-02 · Effective 1997-11-28 · 62 FR 63677
Document
Document number
97-31582
Federal Register citation
62 FR 63677
Type
Rule
Action
Trip limit reduction.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1997-12-02
Effective date
1997-11-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961204340-7087-02
Abstract
NMFS reduces the commercial trip limit in the hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the Florida west coast sub-zone to 500 lb (227 kg) of 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.