PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico shrimp,
Published: 2003-09-30
NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 10 to
the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico (Amendment 10), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council (Council). This proposed rule would require,
with limited exceptions, the use of NMFScertified bycatch reduction
devices
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico reef fish,
Published: 2003-12-30
NMFS issues this proposed rule to provide information about
the schedule, procedures, and eligibility requirements for
participating in referendums to determine whether an individual fishing
quota (IFQ) program for the Gulf of Mexico commercial red snapper
fishery should be prepared and, if so, whether it should subsequently
be submitted to the
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico shrimp,
Published: 2003-04-29
This notice announces that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (GMFMC) is considering additional management
measures to limit entry into the commercial fishery for shrimp in the
exclusive economic zone of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf EEZ). Possible
measures include the establishment of a limited entry program to
control participation or
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; South Atlantic pelagic sargassum habitat,
Published: 2003-10-03
NMFS issues this final rule to implement the Fishery
Management Plan for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic
Region (FMP). This final rule limits the harvest or possession of
pelagic sargassum in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the
southern Atlantic states to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) annually, restricts
fishing for pelagic
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; meetings,
Published: 2003-12-22
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings to solicit comments on Draft Amendment 22 to the
Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of the Gulf of Mexico (Draft
Amendment 22) that contains alternatives for red snapper to: Redefine
the biological reference points of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and
optimum yield
PROPOSED RULES: South Atlantic fisheries—; South Atlantic pelagic sargassum habitat; correction,
Published: 2003-05-05
This document contains a correction to the notice published on
Thursday, April 17, 2003. The notice announced the availability of a
fishery management plan for pelagic Sargassum habitat of the South
Atlantic region.
