Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 2015-2016 Accountability Measure and Closure for King Mackerel in the Florida West Coast Northern Subzone

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has implemented an accountability measure to close commercial king mackerel fishing in the Florida west coast northern subzone of the Gulf of Mexico due to projected quota exhaustion by November 28, 2015, in order to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.