NMFS Proposes Management Measures for Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing to implement new management measures for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America, specifically for the Shallow-Water Grouper, in an effort to reduce the harvest of scamp and yellowmouth grouper while the Gulf Council develops Amendment 58A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf.