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RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico reef fish,
Published: 2006-10-12
NMFS closes the commercial fisheries for golden tilefish and
snowy grouper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South
Atlantic. NMFS has determined that the golden tilefish and snowy
grouper quotas for the commercial fisheries will have been reached by
October 23, 2006. This closure is necessary to protect the golden
tilefish and snowy
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Red grouper,
Published: 2006-01-19
NMFS issues this temporary rule to amend, and extend the
effective date of, the grouper bag limit provisions implemented by a
temporary rule published by NMFS on July 25, 2005, to reduce
overfishing of red grouper in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
This temporary rule amends the bag limit provision consistent with the
October 31, 2005,
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Amendment 18A; reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico,
Published: 2006-04-26
NMFS announces the availability of Amendment 18A to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf
of Mexico (Amendment 18A) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council). Amendment 18A would resolve several
issues related to monitoring and enforcement of existing regulations,
update the framework
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic resources,
Published: 2006-11-28
NMFS reduces the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line
fishery for king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone to
500 lb (227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect
the Gulf king mackerel resource.
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic resources,
Published: 2006-01-31
NMFS increases the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line
fishery for king mackerel in the Florida east coast subzone to 75 fish
per day in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit
increase is necessary to maximize the socioeconomic benefits of the
quota.
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Deep-water grouper,
Published: 2006-06-19
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for deep-water 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 June 26, 2006. This
closure is
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; King mackerel,
Published: 2006-12-05
This notice announces that the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC) is considering additional management
measures to further limit the number of participants or levels of
participation in the commercial fishery for Atlantic group king
mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic and
MidAtlantic region. If such
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic resources and Gulf of Mexico reef fish,
Published: 2006-02-21
NMFS announces the availability of Amendment 17 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources of
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (Amendment 17) and Amendment 25
to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resource of the Gulf
of Mexico (Amendment 25), prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico reef fish,
Published: 2006-06-15
NMFS issues this final rule to implement the bag limit
provisions of a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) prepared by the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule
will establish a recreational bag limit for Gulf red grouper of one
fish per person
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico reef fish,
Published: 2006-12-06
NMFS delays the December 7, 2006, effective date of two
sections of a final rule, published August 9, 2006, until March 7,
2007. The amendments to those sections will require owners/operators of
vessels with Gulf reef fish commercial vessel permits to install a
NMFSapproved vessel monitoring system (VMS) and will make installation
of VMS a
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic resources,
Published: 2006-02-28
NMFS reduces the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line
fishery for king mackerel in the southern Florida west coast subzone to
500 lb (227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect
the Gulf king mackerel resource.
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Snapper-grouper,
Published: 2006-06-09
NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 13C to
the Fishery Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). Amendment 13C proposes
management measures to end overfishing of snowy grouper, golden
tilefish, vermilion
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf red snapper,
Published: 2006-12-14
This proposed rule would implement interim measures to reduce
overfishing of Gulf red snapper. This proposed rule would reduce the
commercial and recreational quotas for red snapper, reduce the
commercial minimum size limit for red snapper, reduce the recreational
bag limit for Gulf red snapper, prohibit the retention of red snapper
under the bag
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; King mackerel,
Published: 2006-03-09
NMFS closes the commercial run-around gillnet fishery for king
mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the southern Florida
west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king
mackerel resource.
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Shrimp fishery,
Published: 2006-07-10
NMFS announces an adjustment to the ending date of the annual
closure of the shrimp fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off
Texas. The closure is normally from May 15 to July 15 each year. For
2006, the closure began on May 15, and will end at 30 minutes after
sunset on July 10. The Texas closure is intended to prohibit the
harvest of
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Red snapper,
Published: 2006-12-19
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for red snapper in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has
determined the fall portion of the annual commercial quota for red
snapper will have been reached by December 26, 2006. This closure is
necessary to protect the red snapper resource.
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic resources,
Published: 2006-03-13
NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 17 to
the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources
of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (Amendment 17) and Amendment
25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the
Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 25) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Tilefish,
Published: 2006-07-20
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for tilefish in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has
determined that the tilefish quota for the commercial fishery will have
been reached by July 21, 2006. This closure is necessary to protect the
tilefish resource.
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic coastal migratory pelagic resources,
Published: 2006-03-15
NMFS closes the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king
mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the southern Florida
west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king
mackerel resource.
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Amendment 26; reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico,
Published: 2006-08-02
NMFS announces the availability of Amendment 26 to the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resource of the Gulf of Mexico
(Amendment 26) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council). Amendment 26 would establish an Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) program for the Gulf of Mexico commercial red snapper
fishery. The
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf red grouper,
Published: 2006-03-31
NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement a regulatory
amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of
the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council). This proposed rule would establish a
recreational bag limit for Gulf red grouper of one fish per person per
day; prohibit the
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Amendment 26; reef fish resources of the Gulf of Mexico,
Published: 2006-08-24
NMFS issues this proposed rule that would implement Amendment
26 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf
of Mexico (FMP). Amendment 26 would establish an individual fishing
quota (IFQ) program for the commercial red snapper sector of the reef
fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Initial participants in the IFQ
program
PROPOSED RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico shrimp,
Published: 2006-04-05
NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 13 to
the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico (Amendment 13), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council (Council). This proposed rule would
establish a 10year moratorium on issuance of Federal Gulf shrimp
vessel permits; require
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico shrimp,
Published: 2006-09-26
NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 13 to the
Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
(Amendment 13), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council). This final rule establishes a 10year
moratorium on issuance of Federal Gulf shrimp vessel permits; requires
owners of
RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico gag, red grouper, and black grouper,
Published: 2006-11-17
NMFS issues this final rule to implement the seasonal closure
provisions of a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) prepared by the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule
establishes a seasonal closure of the recreational fishery for gag, red
