Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2009 Commercial Harvest of Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack
catch-limit · south atlantic · Published 2009-11-05 · Effective 2009-11-07 · 74 FR 57261
Document
Document number
E9-26699
Federal Register citation
74 FR 57261
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2009-11-05
Effective date
2009-11-07
NOAA docket
Docket No. 040205043-4043-01
Abstract
NMFS closes commercial harvest of greater amberjack in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). NMFS has determined that the commercial greater amberjack quota will have been reached by November 7, 2009. This closure is necessary to prevent overfishing of Gulf greater amberjack.