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 1998-03-10 · Effective 1998-03-05 · 63 FR 11628
Document
Document number
98-6133
Federal Register citation
63 FR 11628
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1998-03-10
Effective date
1998-03-05
NOAA docket
Docket No. 980129023-8023-01
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.