NMFS Issues Final Rule for Amendment 10 to Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, which aims to establish annual catch limits for Caribbean spiny lobster while maintaining catch levels consistent with achieving optimum yield for the resource.