View Rule
View EO 12866 Meetings | Printer-Friendly Version Download RIN Data in XML |
DOC/NOAA | RIN: 0648-BJ08 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Framework Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP); Modification of the Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack Commercial Trip Limits | |
Abstract:
The commercial sector harvest of Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) greater amberjack is managed to an annual catch target (ACT) and is closed for the remainder of the fishing year when the ACT is met or projected to be met. Commercial landings for greater amberjack have routinely met or exceeded the ACT before the end of the commercial fishing year, requiring an in-season closure and a payback. During public comment at Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) meetings, commercial fishers have indicated a preference for as long of a fishing season as possible since these incidentally caught fish must be discarded if the season is closed. The Council developed a framework amendment to the Reef Fish FMP to address public concerns regarding greater amberjack. In response to the Council's recommendation, this rulemaking proposes to modify the Reef Fish FMP to reduce the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) greater amberjack commercial trip limit from 1,500 pounds gutted weight to 1,000 pounds gutted weight with a step-down to 250 pounds when 75 percent of the quota has been landed. The need for the rule is to extend the Gulf greater amberjack commercial fishing season by constraining the harvest rate while continuing to prevent overfishing and rebuild the stock. |
|
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 |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. |
Legal Deadline:
None |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Timetable:
|
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: State |
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 |