0648-BM12 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Amendment 52 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 52)

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes regulations to implement Amendment 52.  The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved Amendment 52 for review by the Secretary of Commerce at their December 2022 meeting.  Amendment 52 and the proposed rule would increase the catch levels (acceptable biological catch and annual catch limits), modify sector allocations, and revise management measures for golden tilefish based on the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review 66 (2021) stock assessment.  Results from the assessment indicated that the stock is not overfished and not undergoing overfishing.  The proposed rule would change the commercial longline fishing season and recreational accountability measures for golden tilefish.  Additionally, the proposed rule would reduce the recreational blueline tilefish bag limit from three fish per person per day to two fish per person per day; prohibit the retention of blueline tilefish by the captain and crew of for-hire vessels; and modify the recreational accountability measures for blueline tilefish.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 622 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. No NPRM 06/00/2023 No Businesses None No No No Andrew Strelcheck J. Regional Administrator, Southeast Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 727 824-5305 andy.strelcheck@noaa.gov 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 33701