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Interim Rule to Address Overfishing of Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Region
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2009
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Description:Red Snapper is managed within the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) was notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on July 8, 2008, that red snapper in the South Atlantic region are undergoing overfishing and are overfished according to the current definition of the minimum stock size threshold. The Council is developing Amendment 17 to the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 17), which would establish management measures to end overfishing and rebuild the red snapper stock. At the March 2009 meeting, the Council voted (7-6) to request an interim rule to end overfishing of red snapper. In a letter dated March 23, 2009, the Council requested NOAA Fisheries Service implement a prohibition on harvest and possession of red snapper through interim measures. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires the Council to prepare a plan amendment or proposed regulations to end overfishing within one year of notification that a stock is overfished.
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