Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · Published 1998-02-06 · Effective 1998-02-03 · 63 FR 6109
Document
Document number
98-3066
Federal Register citation
63 FR 6109
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1998-02-06
Effective date
1998-02-03
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961204340-7087-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial run-around gillnet 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.