Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2019 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack, 10995-10996 [2019-05517]
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Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico; 2019 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure
for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements an
accountability measure (AM) for the
greater amberjack recreational sector in
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of
the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2018–
2019 fishing year through this
temporary rule. NMFS has determined
that for the 2018–2019 fishing year, the
recreational annual catch target (ACT)
for Gulf greater amberjack has been met;
therefore, the greater amberjack
recreational season in the Gulf EEZ will
not re-open on May 1, 2019, and will
remain closed for the remainder of the
current fishing year. This closure is
necessary to protect the Gulf greater
amberjack resource.
DATES: This rule is effective from 12:01
a.m., local time, May 1, 2019, until
12:01 a.m., local time, on August 1,
2019.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Waters, NMFS Southeast
Regional Office, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: lauren.waters@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the Gulf reef fish fishery,
which includes greater amberjack,
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf
(FMP). The FMP was prepared by the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) and is implemented
by NMFS under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All
greater amberjack weights discussed in
this temporary rule are in round weight.
The recreational fishing year for Gulf
greater amberjack is August 1 through
July 31 each year. The 2018–2019
recreational ACL for Gulf greater
amberjack specified in 50 CFR
622.41(a)(2)(iii) is 1,086,970 lb (493,041
kg), and the recreational ACT specified
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in 50 CFR 622.39(a)(2)(ii)(B) is 902,185
lb (409,224 kg).
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.34(c)
designate a seasonal closure for Gulf
greater amberjack from November 1 to
April 30 each fishing year before
allowing recreational harvest during the
month of May. However, under 50 CFR
622.41(a)(2)(i), NMFS is required to
close the recreational sector for greater
amberjack when the recreational ACT is
reached or is projected to be reached by
filing a notification to that effect with
the Office of the Federal Register. NMFS
has determined that for the 2018–2019
fishing year, the recreational ACT has
been met. Accordingly, the recreational
sector for Gulf greater amberjack will
not re-open on May 1, 2019, and the
recreational season will remain closed
for the rest of the 2018–2019 fishing
year, which ends on July 31, 2019.
During the recreational closure, the
bag and possession limits for greater
amberjack in or from the Gulf EEZ are
zero. The prohibition on possession in
the Gulf on board a vessel for which a
valid Federal charter vessel/headboat
permit for Gulf reef fish has been issued
applies regardless of whether greater
amberjack were harvested in state or
Federal waters.
The recreational sector for greater
amberjack will reopen on August 1,
2019, the beginning of the 2019–2020
recreational fishing year.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of Gulf
greater amberjack and is consistent with
the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.41(a)(2)(i) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the
procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the temporary rule is issued
without opportunity for prior notice and
comment.
This action responds to the best
scientific information available. The
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries (AA) finds that the need to
immediately implement this action to
close the recreational sector for greater
amberjack constitutes good cause to
waive the requirements to provide prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment on this temporary rule
pursuant to the authority set forth in 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), because such
procedures are unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. Such
procedures are unnecessary because the
rule establishing the closure provisions
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was subject to notice and comment, and
all that remains is to notify the public
of the closure. Such procedures are
contrary to the public interest because
of the need to immediately implement
this action to protect greater amberjack.
Prior notice and opportunity for public
comment would require time and would
potentially allow the recreational sector
to exceed the recreational ACL.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 121004518–3398–01]
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Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico; 2019 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure
for Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements an
accountability measure (AM) for the
gray triggerfish recreational sector in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2019
fishing year through this temporary rule.
NMFS has projected that the 2019
recreational annual catch target (ACT)
for Gulf gray triggerfish will be met by
May 11, 2019. Therefore, NMFS closes
the recreational sector for Gulf gray
triggerfish on May 11, 2019, and it will
remain closed through the end of the
fishing year on December 31, 2019. This
closure is necessary to protect the Gulf
gray triggerfish resource.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
from 12:01 a.m., local time, on May 11,
2019, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on
January 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Waters, NMFS Southeast
Regional Office, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: lauren.waters@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the Gulf reef fish fishery,
which includes gray triggerfish, under
the Fishery Management Plan for the
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Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of
Mexico (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) and is
implemented by NMFS under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All gray
triggerfish weights discussed in this
temporary rule are in round weight.
The recreational annual catch limit
(ACL) for Gulf gray triggerfish is 241,200
lb (109,406 kg), and the recreational
ACT is 217,100 lb (98,475 kg) (50 CFR
622.41(b)(2)(iii)).
As specified in 50 CFR 622.41(b)(2)(i),
NMFS is required to close the
recreational sector for gray triggerfish
when the recreational ACT is reached or
is projected to be reached by filing a
notification to that effect with the Office
of the Federal Register. NMFS has
determined the 2019 recreational ACT
for Gulf gray triggerfish will be reached
by May 11, 2019. Accordingly, this
temporary rule closes the recreational
sector for Gulf gray triggerfish effective
at 12:01 a.m., local time, on May 11,
2019, and it will remain closed through
the end of the fishing year on December
31, 2019.
During the recreational closure, the
bag and possession limits for gray
triggerfish in or from the Gulf EEZ are
zero. The prohibition on possession of
Gulf gray triggerfish also applies in Gulf
state waters for a vessel issued a valid
Federal charter vessel/headboat permit
for Gulf reef fish.
As specified in 50 CFR 622.34(f),
there is a seasonal closure for Gulf gray
triggerfish at the beginning of each
fishing year from January 1 through the
end of February; therefore, after the
closure implemented by this temporary
rule is effective on May 11, 2019, the
recreational harvest or possession of
Gulf gray triggerfish will not again be
allowed until March 1, 2020.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the
NMFS Southeast Region has determined
this temporary rule is necessary for the
conservation and management of Gulf
gray triggerfish and is consistent with
the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR
622.41(b)(2)(i) and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the
procedures of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act because the temporary rule is issued
without opportunity for prior notice and
comment.
This action responds to the best
scientific information available. The
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 171017999-8262-01]
RIN 0648-XG871
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2019 Recreational
Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
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SUMMARY: NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the greater
amberjack recreational sector in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of
the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2018-2019 fishing year through this
temporary rule. NMFS has determined that for the 2018-2019 fishing
year, the recreational annual catch target (ACT) for Gulf greater
amberjack has been met; therefore, the greater amberjack recreational
season in the Gulf EEZ will not re-open on May 1, 2019, and will remain
closed for the remainder of the current fishing year. This closure is
necessary to protect the Gulf greater amberjack resource.
DATES: This rule is effective from 12:01 a.m., local time, May 1, 2019,
until 12:01 a.m., local time, on August 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Waters, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: lauren.waters@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the Gulf reef fish fishery,
which includes greater amberjack, under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) and is implemented
by NMFS under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) through
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All greater amberjack weights discussed
in this temporary rule are in round weight.
The recreational fishing year for Gulf greater amberjack is August
1 through July 31 each year. The 2018-2019 recreational ACL for Gulf
greater amberjack specified in 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(iii) is 1,086,970 lb
(493,041 kg), and the recreational ACT specified
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in 50 CFR 622.39(a)(2)(ii)(B) is 902,185 lb (409,224 kg).
Regulations at 50 CFR 622.34(c) designate a seasonal closure for
Gulf greater amberjack from November 1 to April 30 each fishing year
before allowing recreational harvest during the month of May. However,
under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(i), NMFS is required to close the
recreational sector for greater amberjack when the recreational ACT is
reached or is projected to be reached by filing a notification to that
effect with the Office of the Federal Register. NMFS has determined
that for the 2018-2019 fishing year, the recreational ACT has been met.
Accordingly, the recreational sector for Gulf greater amberjack will
not re-open on May 1, 2019, and the recreational season will remain
closed for the rest of the 2018-2019 fishing year, which ends on July
31, 2019.
During the recreational closure, the bag and possession limits for
greater amberjack in or from the Gulf EEZ are zero. The prohibition on
possession in the Gulf on board a vessel for which a valid Federal
charter vessel/headboat permit for Gulf reef fish has been issued
applies regardless of whether greater amberjack were harvested in state
or Federal waters.
The recreational sector for greater amberjack will reopen on August
1, 2019, the beginning of the 2019-2020 recreational fishing year.
Classification
The Regional Administrator for the NMFS Southeast Region has
determined this temporary rule is necessary for the conservation and
management of Gulf greater amberjack and is consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.
This action is taken under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(i) and is exempt
from review under Executive Order 12866.
These measures are exempt from the procedures of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act because the temporary rule is issued without
opportunity for prior notice and comment.
This action responds to the best scientific information available.
The Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries (AA) finds that the need
to immediately implement this action to close the recreational sector
for greater amberjack constitutes good cause to waive the requirements
to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment on this
temporary rule pursuant to the authority set forth in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), because such procedures are unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest. Such procedures are unnecessary because the rule
establishing the closure provisions was subject to notice and comment,
and all that remains is to notify the public of the closure. Such
procedures are contrary to the public interest because of the need to
immediately implement this action to protect greater amberjack. Prior
notice and opportunity for public comment would require time and would
potentially allow the recreational sector to exceed the recreational
ACL.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 19, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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