NMFS Implements Accountability Measures and Commercial Closures for Snapper-Grouper Species in South Atlantic

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has implemented temporary rules to close the commercial sector for two snapper-grouper species and two snapper-grouper species complexes in the South Atlantic due to reached annual catch limits, effective September 8, 2012, for the deep-water complex and September 11, 2012, for the yellowtail snapper and gray triggerfish.