NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Regulatory Amendment 10 for Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to remove a snapper-grouper area closure, aiming to minimize socio-economic impacts on fishermen while preventing overfishing of the red snapper resource, as part of the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region.