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DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BI63 | Publication ID: Spring 2019 |
Title: ●Reduce Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits and Annual Catch Targets | |
Abstract: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has requested that NMFS publish a rule under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to temporarily reduce the red grouper commercial and recreational Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and associated Annual Catch Targets (ACTs). In October 2018, the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) reviewed the results of an interim analysis performed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center and recommended that the Council reduce the red grouper commercial and recreational ACLs and ACTs, effective for the 2019 fishing year. In addition, there have been recent deceases in red grouper landings and public testimony at the October Council meeting expressed concern about the status of the red grouper stock. Therefore, the Council is developing a framework action to reduce the ACLs and ACTs. In the meantime, based on these recent unforeseen circumstances, and consistent with the Councils request, NMFS intends to implement a rule under MSA section 305(c) to establish lower red grouper ACLs and ACTs for 2019. | |
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
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 |