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Final Amendment 22 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to set Red Snapper Sustainable Fisheries Act Targets and Thresholds, set a Rebuilding Plan, and Establish Bycatch Reporting Methodologies for the Reef Fish Fishery
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2004
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Alternative Title:Includes Regulatory Impact Review, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Environmental Assessment
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Description:The Reef Fish FMP (with its associated environmental impact statement (EIS)) was implemented on November 8, 1984. The regulations, designed to rebuild declining reef fish stocks, included: (1) prohibitions on the use of fish traps, roller trawls, and power headequipped spear guns within an inshore stressed area; (2) a minimum size limit of 13 inches total length (TL) for red snapper with the exceptions that for-hire boats were exempted until May 8, 1987, and each angler could keep 5 undersize fish; and (3) the establishment of optimum yield (OY) for the snapper/grouper complex [49 FR 39548].
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