United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2008_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8096e37 D09002ee1c8096ebc United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS issues this final rule to implement joint Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP) and Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Shrimp FMP)(Amendment 27/14) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule reduces the commercial and recreational quotas for red snapper, reduces the commercial minimum size limit for red snapper, reduces the recreational bag limit for red snapper, prohibits the retention of red snapper under the bag limit for the captain and crew of a vessel operating as a charter vessel or headboat, establishes a red snapper recreational season that is open from June 1 through September 30 each year, requires the use of non- stainless steel circle hooks when using natural baits to fish for Gulf reef fish, requires the use of venting tools and dehooking devices when participating in the commercial or recreational reef fish fisheries, and consistent with the Amendment's framework procedure, provides for implementing seasonal closures of the Gulf shrimp fishery to reduce red snapper bycatch based upon the 74 percent bycatch reduction target established in this final rule. In addition, this final rule establishes a framework procedure to adjust the target effort level and any necessary closures for the Gulf shrimp fishery. The measures contained in this final rule are intended to establish a revised red snapper rebuilding plan and to end overfishing of the red snapper resource in the Gulf of Mexico. 73 FR 5117 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-01-29/E8-1547 E8-1547 fr29ja08-14 RIN 0648-AT87 3510-22-S Docket No. 0612243157-7799-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-01-29/E8-1547 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-29/html/E8-1547.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-29/pdf/E8-1547.pdf 12 p. 5117 5128 73 FR 5117 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 RIN 0648-AT87 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery and Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 27/14; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue RULE E8-1547 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2008-02-28 Docket No. 0612243157-7799-07 3510-22-S E8-1547 Final rule.

NMFS issues this final rule to implement joint Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP) and Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Shrimp FMP)(Amendment 27/14) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule reduces the commercial and recreational quotas for red snapper, reduces the commercial minimum size limit for red snapper, reduces the recreational bag limit for red snapper, prohibits the retention of red snapper under the bag limit for the captain and crew of a vessel operating as a charter vessel or headboat, establishes a red snapper recreational season that is open from June 1 through September 30 each year, requires the use of non- stainless steel circle hooks when using natural baits to fish for Gulf reef fish, requires the use of venting tools and dehooking devices when participating in the commercial or recreational reef fish fisheries, and consistent with the Amendment's framework procedure, provides for implementing seasonal closures of the Gulf shrimp fishery to reduce red snapper bycatch based upon the 74 percent bycatch reduction target established in this final rule. In addition, this final rule establishes a framework procedure to adjust the target effort level and any necessary closures for the Gulf shrimp fishery. The measures contained in this final rule are intended to establish a revised red snapper rebuilding plan and to end overfishing of the red snapper resource in the Gulf of Mexico.

This final rule is effective February 28, 2008, except for Sec. 622.41(m) which is effective June 1, 2008. Peter Hood, telephone 727-824-5305; fax 727-824-5308; e-mail peter.hood@noaa.gov. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Reef Fish Fishery and Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 27/14, peter.hood@noaa.gov Vol. 73, no. 19 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-01-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 347 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-01-29 P0b002ee18099f911 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29ja08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-01-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-29/pdf/FR-2008-01-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-29/xml/FR-2008-01-29.xml fdlp 5085 5419 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-05 FR-2008-01-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-01-29 73 19