NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement approved measures from the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan, aiming to prevent overfishing of the red crab resource and establish permanent management measures for the fishery, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the approved plan.