NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGIC RESOURCES OF THE GULF AND ATLANTIC REGION; COMMERCIAL CLOSURE FOR ATLANTIC SPANISH MACKEREL IN THE NORTHERN ZONE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf and Atlantic Region; Commercial Closure for Atlantic Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Zone.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 16 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ). NMFS projects that landings will soon reach the revised commercial quota for Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic EEZ for the 2025-2026 fishing year. According to regula...