NMFS Issues Final Rule to Supplement Reef Fish Fishery Regulations in the Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement transferability measures for the red snapper individual fishing quota (IFQ) program in the Gulf of Mexico, as required by Amendments 26 and 29 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico, and to require U.S. citizenship certification for Gulf IFQ applicants and participants.