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 1999-03-19 · Effective 1999-03-16 · 64 FR 13528
Document
Document number
99-6660
Federal Register citation
64 FR 13528
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
1999-03-19
Effective date
1999-03-16
NOAA docket
Docket No. 961204340-7087-02
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.