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 1999-02-16 · Effective 1999-02-10 · 64 FR 7556
Document
Document number
99-3561
Federal Register citation
64 FR 7556
Type
Rule
Action
Trip limit reduction.
Category
other
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1999-02-16
Effective date
1999-02-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961204340-7087-02
Abstract
NMFS reduces the commercial trip limit of Atlantic group Spanish mackerel in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the southern zone to 1,500 lb (680 kg) per day. This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect the Atlantic Spanish mackerel resource.