Final Rule to Increase Lane Snapper Catch Limits in the Gulf of Mexico

FB24-059: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Bulletin. For more information, contact: Dan Luers; (727) 824-5305; [email protected]. NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule that modifies lane snapper catch limits in the Gulf of Mexico by increasing the lane snapper overfishing limit from 1,053,834 pounds whole weight (lb ww) to 1,116,331 lb ww and increasing the lane snapper acceptable biological catch and stock annual catch limit from 1,028,973 lb ww to 1,088,873 lb ww. This final rule also revises reporting and compliance requirements for Gulf of Mexico reef fish commercial fishermen using vessel monitoring systems (VMS).

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