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Framework Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Region with Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review
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2014
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Description:The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council) is proposing an action in Framework Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (CMP FMP) in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Region (Framework Amendment 2) to modify the commercial trip limit system in the Southern Zone for Atlantic migratory group Spanish mackerel. The trip limit in place for the area north of the Georgia/Florida boundary is 3,500 pounds (lbs) all year. The trip limit and quota system for the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Florida begins with a trip limit of 3,500 lbs from March 1 through November 30. Starting December 1, there is no trip limit on weekdays and a 1,500-lb trip limit on weekends, until 75% of the adjusted quota (adjusted quota = 250,000 lbs below the specific commercial annual catch limit (ACL)) is landed, after which the trip limit is 1,500 lbs every day. When 100% of the adjusted quota is reached, the trip limit is reduced to 500 lbs until the end of the fishing year or until the full quota is met or projected to be met.
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