NMFS Disapproves South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Pelagic Sargassum Habitat Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has rejected the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat in the South Atlantic Region, submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, due to non-compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.