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
other · south atlantic · Published 1997-03-04 · Effective 1997-03-01 · 62 FR 9718
Document
Document number
97-5303
Federal Register citation
62 FR 9718
Type
Rule
Action
Trip limit reduction.
Category
other
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1997-03-04
Effective date
1997-03-01
NOAA docket
Docket No. 950725189-6245-04
Abstract
NMFS reduces the commercial trip limit of king mackerel in the Florida east coast sub-zone from 50 to 25 per day in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect the overfished Gulf king mackerel resource.