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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BG03 Publication ID: Spring 2017 
Title: Amendment 26 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 
Abstract: As per Amendment 26, this rule would modify the management/stock boundary for Gulf and Atlantic migratory groups of king mackerel; update the biological reference points and revise the acceptable biological catch, optimum yield, annual catch limits, and annual catch targets for Gulf and Atlantic migratory group king mackerel; create an incidental catch allowance of Atlantic migratory group king mackerel caught in the shark gillnet fishery; establish split season commercial quotas and a trip limit system for the Atlantic Southern Zone; revise the commercial quotas for Gulf zones; and modify the recreational bag limit for Gulf migratory group king mackerel. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability  12/14/2016  81 FR 90314   
NPRM  12/29/2016  81 FR 95941   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/30/2017 
Final Action  06/00/2017 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Roy E. Crabtree
Regional Administrator, Southeast Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone:727 824-5305
Fax:727 824-5308
Email: roy.crabtree@noaa.gov