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 1999-08-26 · Effective 1999-08-25 · 64 FR 46596
Document
Document number
99-22176
Federal Register citation
64 FR 46596
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1999-08-26
Effective date
1999-08-25
NOAA docket
Docket No. 990506120-9220-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the western zone of the Gulf of Mexico. This closure is necessary to protect the overfished Gulf king mackerel resource.