Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2008 Deepwater Grouper Commercial Fishery
catch-limit · south atlantic · grouper · Published 2008-05-06 · Effective 2008-05-10 · 73 FR 24883
Document
Document number
E8-9886
Federal Register citation
73 FR 24883
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Species
grouper
Publication date
2008-05-06
Effective date
2008-05-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040205043-4043-01
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for deepwater grouper (misty grouper, snowy grouper, yellowedge grouper, warsaw grouper, and speckled hind) in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has determined that the deepwater grouper quota for the commercial fishery will have been reached by May 10, 2008. This closure is necessary to protect the deepwater grouper resource.