NMFS Repeals Stone Crab Fishery Regulations, Aligns with Executive Order

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to repeal the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and remove its implementing regulations, as requested by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. This move aims to eliminate duplication of management efforts, reduce costs, and align with the President's Executive Order 13563, 'Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,' to make Federal regulations more effective and less burdensome.