Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Closure of the Red Porgy Fishery
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · grouper · Published 1999-09-03 · Effective 1999-09-08 · 64 FR 48324
Document
Document number
99-22956
Federal Register citation
64 FR 48324
Type
Rule
Action
Emergency interim rule; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Species
grouper
Publication date
1999-09-03
Effective date
1999-09-08
NOAA docket
Docket No. 990823235-9235-01
Abstract
This emergency interim rule prohibits the harvest and possession of red porgy in or from the exclusive economic zone off the southern Atlantic states. Closure of the fishery is intended to protect the red porgy resource, which is currently overfished.