Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico

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• Alternative Title:
  Includes Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review January 1993
• Personal Author:
  Atran, Steven ; Lamberte, Antonio
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SER (Southeast Region) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  The Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan was implemented in November 1984. The implementing regulation, included: (1) prohibitions on the use of fish traps, roller trawls, and powerhead-equipped spear guns within an inshore stressed area; (2) a minimum size limit of 13 inches total length for red snapper with the exception that for-hire boats were exempted until 1987 and each angler could keep five undersize fish; and, (3) data reporting requirements.
• Keywords:
  Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Fish Traps Lutjanus Campechanus Reef Fishes Trawls And Trawling Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Management Fish Traps Lutjanus Campechanus Reef Fishes Trawls And Trawling

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/y10f-sj32
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Funding:
  Award No. NA17FC0041
• Place as Subject:
  Mexico, Gulf of
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:57530b3e1f2d0cbf314bceae335186ef1e3d94bcaf0948cefa3b2cb02af7e212
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19618/noaa_19618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.08 MB ]