NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Regulatory Amendment for Snapper-Grouper Fishery in South Atlantic Region

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to remove the harvest and possession prohibition of six deep-water snapper-grouper species from depths greater than 240 ft in the South Atlantic exclusive economic zone, in an effort to protect speckled hind and warsaw grouper while reducing socio-economic impacts on fishermen.