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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Temporary Measures To Reduce Overfishing of Red Snapper

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on June 14, 2024. It took effect on June 14, 2024.

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What the agency says

NMFS implements this final temporary rule to reduce overfishing of red snapper in Federal waters of the South Atlantic. For the 2024 fishing year, this temporary rule reduces the commercial and recreational annual catch limits (ACLs) and revises the authority of the Regional Administrator to change the red snapper recreational season dates under certain adverse weather conditions. This temporary rule also announces the red snapper 2024 commercial and recreational fishing season dates in the South Atlantic. This temporary rule is effective for 180 days. The purpose of this temporary rule is to reduce overfishing of red snapper and to provide notification of the red snapper seasons for 2024.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-13161
Type: Final rule
Action: Temporary rule; interim measures
Agency: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Published: June 14, 2024
Takes effect: June 14, 2024
Dates: This temporary rule is effective on June 14, 2024, through December 11, 2024. The 2024 red snapper commercial season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, July 8, 2024, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2025, unless changed by subsequent notification in the Federal Register. The 2024 red snapper recreational season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 12, 2024, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 13, 2024.
Docket: Docket No. 240610-0155
Regulation ID (RIN): 0648-BN05
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 622
Topics: Fisheries; Fishing
Pages: 6

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