Atlantic Striped Bass Fishery; Change in Regulations for Exclusive Economic Zone

Zusammenfassung

NMFS requests public comments on a proposed rule which would remove a Federal moratorium on the harvest or possession of Atlantic striped bass in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), 3-200 nautical miles (5.6-370.6 km) offshore from Maine to Florida, and impose a minimum size limit of 28 inches (71.1 cm) (total length), for Atlantic striped bass possessed in or harvested from the EEZ. State regulations would apply to any striped bass being transported into a state's jurisdiction from the EEZ.