NMFS Issues Regulations for Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery, Snapper-Grouper Fishery in the South Atlantic Region

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States and the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, as prepared by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The rule aims to improve consistency and enforceability of Federal regulations regarding landing fish intact provisions for vessels transiting from Bahamian waters through the U.S. EEZ, and increase social and economic benefits related to recreational harvest of these species.