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 2023_register executive 2023-09-21 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c79929ab D09002ee1c7992a59 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 regulations to implement Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). For gag, this final rule revises the sector annual catch limits (ACLs), commercial trip limits, recreational bag, vessel, and possession limits, and recreational accountability measures (AMs). For black grouper, this final rule revises the recreational bag, vessel, and possession limits. In addition, Amendment 53 establishes a rebuilding plan, and revises the overfishing levels, acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual optimum yield (OY), and sector allocations for gag. The purpose of this final rule and Amendment 53 is to end overfishing of gag, rebuild the stock, and achieve OY while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects. 88 FR 65135 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-21/2023-20324 2023-20324 fr21se23-10 RIN 0648-BM27 3510-22-P Docket No. 230914-0219 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-21/2023-20324 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-21/html/2023-20324.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-21/pdf/2023-20324.pdf Accountability Measures Annual Catch Limits Black Grouper Commercial Fisheries Fishing Gag Recreational South Atlantic 13 p. 65135 65147 88 FR 65135 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 RIN 0648-BM27 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 53; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-20324 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2023-10-23 Docket No. 230914-0219 3510-22-P 2023-20324 Final rule.

NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). For gag, this final rule revises the sector annual catch limits (ACLs), commercial trip limits, recreational bag, vessel, and possession limits, and recreational accountability measures (AMs). For black grouper, this final rule revises the recreational bag, vessel, and possession limits. In addition, Amendment 53 establishes a rebuilding plan, and revises the overfishing levels, acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual optimum yield (OY), and sector allocations for gag. The purpose of this final rule and Amendment 53 is to end overfishing of gag, rebuild the stock, and achieve OY while minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse social and economic effects.

This final rule is effective October 23, 2023. Frank Helies, telephone: 727-824-5305, or email: frank.helies@noaa.gov. Accountability Measures Annual Catch Limits Black Grouper Commercial Fisheries Fishing Gag Recreational South Atlantic Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 53, frank.helies@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-53-rebuilding-plan-gag-and-management-gag-and-black-grouper/ Vol. 88, no. 182 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-09-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 203 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-21 P0b002ee1c0ed438e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21se23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-09-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-21/pdf/FR-2023-09-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-21/xml/FR-2023-09-21.xml fdlp 65109 65304 DGPO 2023-09-21 2024-05-28 FR-2023-09-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-09-21 88 182