NOAA Fisheries Service has determined the 2010 commercial
quota of 342,435 pounds of greater amberjack will be
reached by this date.
During the closure period, no
person aboard a vessel for which a commercial Gulf of
Mexico reef fish permit has been issued may fish for or
retain greater amberjack in federal waters of the Gulf of
Mexico.
In addition, this closure applies in state waters
for persons aboard a vessel for which a federal reef fish
permit has been issued.
Closure of the commercial greater amberjack harvest in
the Gulf of Mexico complies with regulations
implemented under the Fishery Management Plan for
Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and is
necessary to protect the Gulf reef fish resource.
NOAA
Fisheries Service has determined this action is necessary
to prevent overfishing and to keep the commercial sector
from exceeding the quota during the 2011 fishing year.
Greater Amberjack Fishing Closed In Gulf Of Mexico
US - The commercial harvest of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico is closed, effective 12:01 am 20 October, 2011, till 31 December, 2011.
