NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Amendment 15B for Snapper-Grouper Fishery in South Atlantic Region

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement Amendment 15B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery in the South Atlantic Region, which requires vessels fishing in the exclusive economic zone to maintain fishing records and carry observer equipment, and prohibits the sale of snapper-grouper harvested under bag limits.