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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BG03 Publication ID: Fall 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 modified the management/stock boundary for Gulf and Atlantic migratory groups of king mackerel; updated the biological reference points and revised the acceptable biological catch, optimum yield, annual catch limits, and annual catch targets for Gulf and Atlantic migratory group king mackerel; created an incidental catch allowance of Atlantic migratory group king mackerel caught in the shark gillnet fishery; established split season commercial quotas and a trip limit system for the Atlantic Southern Zone; revised the commercial quotas for Gulf zones; and modified 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: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
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  04/11/2017  82 FR 17387   
Final Action Effective  05/11/2017 
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: Yes 
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