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 2016_register executive 2016-04-28 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f64143 D09002ee1c7f6420d 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 announces the 2016 recreational fishing seasons for the private angling and Federal charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) components for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary rule. The Federal recreational seasons for red snapper in the Gulf EEZ begin at 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 1, 2016. For recreational harvest by the private angling component, the season closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 10, 2016. For recreational harvest by the Federal for-hire component, the season closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 17, 2016. These closures are necessary to prevent the private angling and Federal for-hire components from exceeding their respective quotas (annual catch limits (ACLs)) for the fishing year and prevent overfishing of the Gulf red snapper resource. 81 FR 25583 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-04-28/2016-09907 2016-09907 fr28ap16-11 RIN 0648-XE57 3510-22-P Docket No. 140818679-5356-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-04-28/2016-09907 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-28/html/2016-09907.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-28/pdf/2016-09907.pdf 2 p. 25583 25584 81 FR 25583 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 RIN 0648-XE57 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2016 Recreational Fishing Seasons for Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-09907 IV DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016-06-10 Docket No. 140818679-5356-02 3510-22-P 2016-09907 Temporary rule; closures.

NMFS announces the 2016 recreational fishing seasons for the private angling and Federal charter vessel/headboat (for-hire) components for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary rule. The Federal recreational seasons for red snapper in the Gulf EEZ begin at 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 1, 2016. For recreational harvest by the private angling component, the season closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 10, 2016. For recreational harvest by the Federal for-hire component, the season closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 17, 2016. These closures are necessary to prevent the private angling and Federal for-hire components from exceeding their respective quotas (annual catch limits (ACLs)) for the fishing year and prevent overfishing of the Gulf red snapper resource.

The closure is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, June 10, 2016, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2017, for the private angling component. The closure is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, July 17, 2016, until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2017, for the Federal for-hire component. The 2017 Federal recreational fishing seasons for the respective components begin on June 1, 2017. Peter Hood, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: peter.hood@noaa.gov. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2016 Recreational Fishing Seasons for Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico , peter.hood@noaa.gov http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/gulf_fisheries/red_snapper/index.html Vol. 81, no. 82 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-04-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 271 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-04-28 P0b002ee18f4f5880 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28ap16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-04-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-28/pdf/FR-2016-04-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-28/xml/FR-2016-04-28.xml fdlp 25323 25584 DGPO 2016-04-28 2024-06-02 FR-2016-04-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-04-28 81 82