NMFS Issues Temporary Rule to Withhold Red Grouper Quota in Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a temporary rule to temporarily withhold a portion of the red grouper commercial allocation for the 2022 fishing year, pending a rulemaking that aims to reduce the commercial annual catch limit and annual catch target through Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico.