Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Atlantic Group Spanish Mackerel Commercial Trip Limit in the Southern Zone; Change in Start Date
fishery-mgmt · south atlantic · mackerel · Published 2008-02-11 · Effective 2008-03-12 · 73 FR 7676
Document
Document number
E8-2485
Federal Register citation
73 FR 7676
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Region
south atlantic
Species
mackerel
Publication date
2008-02-11
Effective date
2008-03-12
NOAA docket
Docket No. 070709302-8019-02
Abstract
In accordance with the framework procedure for adjusting management measures of the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP), NMFS changes the start date of the commercial trip limit for Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel in the southern zone to March 1. The intended effect of this final rule is to conform the trip limit to the beginning of the fishing year for Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel.