NMFS Denies Petition for Emergency Rulemaking for Red Snapper

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a petition from the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) to immediately establish an emergency rule to prevent overfishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico due to bycatch in the shrimp trawl fishery, instead recommending additional management measures through a regulatory amendment and fishery management plan amendment.