NMFS Repeals Atlantic Coast Red Drum Fishery Management Plan, Transfers Management Authority

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to repeal the Atlantic Coast Red Drum Fishery Management Plan and transfer management authority of Atlantic red drum from the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, as requested by the Councils and the Commission, to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of managing Atlantic red drum.