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 2025_register executive 2025-03-20 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1d0f1ad46 D09002ee1d0f1adb1 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 implements an accountability measure (AM) for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS reduces the length of the 2025 recreational fishing season to prevent landings from exceeding the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) as they did in 2024. Accordingly, NMFS announces the adjusted closure date in 2025 for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters to protect the snowy grouper resource. 90 FR 13309 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-03-21/2025-04805 2025-04805 fr21mr25-15 3510-22-P Docket No. 231127-0277 RTID 0648-XE720 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-03-21/2025-04805 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/html/2025-04805.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/pdf/2025-04805.pdf 2 p. 13309 13310 90 FR 13309 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2025 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic; Federal Register Vol. 90, Issue RULE 2025-04805 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2025-12-31 Docket No. 231127-0277 RTID 0648-XE720 3510-22-P 2025-04805 Temporary rule; closure.

NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS reduces the length of the 2025 recreational fishing season to prevent landings from exceeding the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) as they did in 2024. Accordingly, NMFS announces the adjusted closure date in 2025 for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters to protect the snowy grouper resource.

This temporary rule is effective from June 9 through December 31, 2025. Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: mary.vara@noaa.gov. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic 2025 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper, mary.vara@noaa.gov Vol. 90, no. 54 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2025-03-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 152 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-03-21 P0b002ee1d0e34930 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21mr25 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-03-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/pdf/FR-2025-03-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/xml/FR-2025-03-21.xml fdlp 13263 13406 DGPO 2025-03-20 2025-03-23 FR-2025-03-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2025-03-21 90 54