US Fishery Management Plan Corrects Gear Restrictions for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries

Summary

The US government has corrected a regulatory error in the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, which affects the gear restrictions for the Loligo fishery, following an increase in the minimum mesh size requirement for net strengtheners to 5 inches (12.7 cm) for the 2010 fishing year.