NMFS Issues Emergency Rule to Increase Red Snapper Quota in Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued an emergency rule to increase the recreational quota for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery for the 2011 fishing season, as requested by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, and to suspend the October 1 closure date, in order to achieve the optimum yield for the fishery and enhance social and economic benefits.