NMFS Publishes Interim Emergency Rule to Protect Live Rock Resources in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council requested the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to prohibit the taking of live rock in the Gulf of Mexico, and establish a daily vessel harvest and possession limit.

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