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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 200916–0245]
RIN 0648–BJ55
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region; Regulatory Amendment 33
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues regulations to
implement a management measure
described in Regulatory Amendment 33
to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region (SnapperGrouper FMP), as prepared and
submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council). This
final rule removes the 4-day minimum
season length requirement for South
Atlantic red snapper (commercial or
recreational). The purpose of this final
rule is to improve access to South
Atlantic red snapper, particularly for the
recreational sector.
DATES: This final rule is effective
November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of
Regulatory Amendment 33 to the
Snapper Grouper FMP (Regulatory
Amendment 33) may be obtained from
www.regulations.gov or the Southeast
Regional Office website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
regulatory-amendment-33-red-snapperfishing-seasons. Regulatory Amendment
33 includes an environmental
assessment, regulatory impact review,
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and Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
(RFA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, or
email: frank.helies@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and
the Council manage the snapper-grouper
fishery under the Snapper-Grouper
FMP, which includes red snapper. The
Snapper-Grouper FMP was prepared by
the Council and is implemented by
NMFS through regulations at 50 CFR
part 622 under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.).
On May 14, 2020, NMFS published
the proposed rule for Regulatory
Amendment 33 and requested public
comment (85 FR 28924). The proposed
rule and the Regulatory Amendment 33
outline the rationale for the actions
contained in this final rule. A summary
of the management measure described
in the Regulatory Amendment 33 and
implemented by this final rule is
described below.
Background
The harvest of red snapper from
South Atlantic Federal waters was
prohibited in 2010 through Amendment
17A to the Snapper Grouper FMP when
the stock was determined to be
overfished and undergoing overfishing
(75 FR 76874; December 9, 2010). The
Council developed a process for
allowing limited harvest of red snapper
through Amendment 28 to the SnapperGrouper FMP (78 FR 44461; July 24,
2013). In 2018, the Council revised that
process and revised the commercial and
recreational annual catch limits (ACLs)
through Amendment 43 to the SnapperGrouper FMP (83 FR 35428; July 26,
2018).
The commercial ACL is 124,815 lb
(56,615 kg) round weight, and the
commercial season begins on the second
Monday in July each year. The
commercial ACL is monitored during
the season and the sector is closed when
the ACL is reached or projected to be
reached. The commercial fishing season
was open for 60 days in 2017, 116 days
in 2018, and 54 days in 2019.
The recreational ACL is 29,656 fish,
and the recreational season begins on
the second Friday in July and consists
of weekends only (Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday). The length of the recreational
red snapper season is projected based
on catch rate estimates from previous
years, and the length of the projected
fishing season is announced each year
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in the Federal Register before the start
of the season.
For South Atlantic red snapper,
NMFS annually projects the number of
days that it would take for the
commercial and recreational sectors to
reach their respective ACL. If NMFS
projects the South Atlantic red snapper
season (commercial or recreational)
would be 3 days or less, the respective
season would not open for that fishing
year. Under both the current regulations
and the regulations in this final rule, the
red snapper commercial and
recreational seasons are projected and
managed independently of each other;
that is, harvest for one sector can occur
without the other. However, NMFS
notes that to date, there has not been a
fishing year where one sector was
allowed to harvest red snapper and the
other was not. NMFS initially
implemented the 3-day minimum
season length provision in 2013 because
the Council determined that a season of
less than 4 days would not provide
sufficient fishing opportunity to the
public (78 FR 44461, July 24, 2013).
Recreational fishermen have
expressed concern to the Council and
NMFS that as the South Atlantic red
snapper population recovers and catch
rates increase, access to the red snapper
resource could decline. Specifically, as
the red snapper population rebuilds,
more fish are available for harvest and
effort has generally increased during the
South Atlantic red snapper recreational
fishing season, particularly off the east
coast of Florida. Therefore, with no
change in the recreational red snapper
ACL, fishing seasons in future years
could get shorter despite the population
rebuilding. The length of the red
snapper recreational season has
declined from 10 days in 2017, to 6 days
in 2018, 5 days in 2019, and 4 days in
2020, as a result of the recreational ACL
being projected to be reached sooner in
each year. To better ensure recreational
access to red snapper, this final rule
removes the 4-day minimum season
length requirement. In addition, because
the commercial season for red snapper
has remained open for several months
each year in recent years when the
harvest of red snapper was allowed,
NMFS expects that the duration of the
commercial season will not be impacted
by this action.
Management Measures Contained in
This Final Rule
This final rule removes the
requirement that if NMFS projects a red
snapper season (commercial or
recreational) would be 3 days or less,
the respective fishing season will not
open for that fishing year. Therefore, red
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snapper harvest could be open for either
commercial or recreational harvest for
less than 4 days. For the recreational
sector particularly, this measure could
allow for a fishing season to occur that
otherwise would not be allowed. NMFS
expects this measure to increase the
flexibility for recreational sector access
to red snapper and enhance recreational
fishing opportunities. NMFS notes that
the recreational ACL and accountability
measures are not changing in this final
rule, and thus, no negative impacts to
the stock are expected.
Comments and Responses
NMFS received 42 comments from
individuals, commercial and
recreational fishermen, and fishing
organizations during the public
comment period on the proposed rule
for Regulatory Amendment 33. Most
comments were in support of allowing
red snapper commercial and
recreational fishing seasons, regardless
of length. NMFS acknowledges the
comments in favor of the action in the
proposed rule and agrees with them.
Some comments were outside the scope
of the proposed rule and are not
responded to in this final rule.
Comments that opposed the action
contained in Regulatory Amendment 33
and the proposed rule are summarized
below, along with NMFS’ responses.
Comment 1: If the commercial or
recreational season is projected to be 3
days or less, it is better for the stock in
the long term to not open the season.
Response: NMFS acknowledges that
allowing harvest of South Atlantic red
snapper during a 3 day or less fishing
season as described in this final rule
could result in higher fishing mortality
than would occur if harvest were
prohibited. However, allowing harvest
for 3 days or less is not expected to
negatively impact the red snapper stock
because the overall harvest would
continue to be limited to the
commercial and recreational ACLs, and
accountability measures and other
existing red snapper regulations will
remain in place.
Comment 2: If either sector’s fishing
season is projected to be 3 days or less,
only the recreational season should be
opened under those conditions because
the commercial sector has the greater
potential to negatively affect the red
snapper population, and the
recreational sector generates more
revenue to the economy.
Response: NMFS acknowledges the
importance of red snapper for the
recreational sector but disagrees that the
commercial season should be limited if
the recreational season is projected to be
less than 4 days. As explained
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previously, under the Snapper-Grouper
FMP, the commercial and recreational
sectors are managed independently to
constrain their harvest to the respective
ACLs. The red snapper recreational and
commercial ACLs are determined based
upon the current sector allocation ratio
developed by the Council of 71.93
percent for the recreational sector and
28.07 percent for the commercial sector.
The commercial harvest, restricted by a
trip limit of 75 lb (34 kg), gutted weight,
is monitored via commercial logbooks
and dealer reports and is closed when
the commercial ACL is met or projected
to be met. Therefore, allowing harvest
by the commercial sector is not
expected to negatively impact the status
of the red snapper stock.
One of the primary objectives of this
action is to increase the likelihood that
the recreational sector will continue to
have a fishing season. NMFS expects
that this final rule will increase fishing
opportunities for the recreational sector
that would otherwise be foregone,
thereby allowing future economic
benefits coming from the recreational
harvest of red snapper that would not
have been realized.
Comment 3: If NMFS projects that a
commercial season is allowed, then it is
only fair to also have a recreational
season. If no recreational season is
projected, you should close the
commercial season as well.
Response: NMFS disagrees. As
discussed in the response to Comment
2, the red snapper commercial and
recreational seasons are projected and
managed independently of each other
and harvest of one sector can occur
without the other. NMFS notes that to
date, there has not been a fishing year
where one sector was open to the
harvest of red snapper and the other
sector was closed. However, because the
commercial season for red snapper has
remained open for a period significantly
longer than 3 days during recent years,
NMFS expects that the commercial
season would continue to open
regardless of this rule.
NMFS projects when recreational
landings will reach the recreational ACL
for each fishing season. Without this
final rule being implemented, a
recreational season would not occur if
NMFS projects a recreational season of
3 days or less. Allowing a recreational
season to occur contrary to season
projections would increase the
likelihood of exceeding the recreational
and total ACLs, which could negatively
affect stock rebuilding. It could also
increase the risk that a fishing season
the next year would not be allowed to
open because of the increased landings
the previous year.
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Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS
Assistant Administrator has determined
that this final rule is consistent with
Regulatory Amendment 33, the
Snapper-Grouper FMP, other provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other
applicable law.
This final rule has been determined to
be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866. This final rule
is considered an Executive Order 13771
deregulatory action.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides
the statutory basis for this final rule. No
duplicative, overlapping, or conflicting
Federal rules have been identified. In
addition, no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance
requirements are introduced by this
final rule.
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The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
the proposed rule stage that this action
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
the certification and NMFS has not
received any new information that
would affect its determination. As a
result, a regulatory flexibility analysis
was not required and none was
prepared.
Dated: September 16, 2020.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622
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Fisheries, Fishing, Red snapper,
Seasons, South Atlantic.
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For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is amended
as follows:
PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE
CARIBBEAN, GULF OF MEXICO, AND
SOUTH ATLANTIC
1. The authority citation for part 622
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
§ 622.183
[Amended]
2. In § 622.183, remove paragraph
(b)(5)(iii).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 200916-0245]
RIN 0648-BJ55
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Regulatory
Amendment 33
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues regulations to implement a management measure
described in Regulatory Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
(Snapper-Grouper FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule removes the 4-day
minimum season length requirement for South Atlantic red snapper
(commercial or recreational). The purpose of this final rule is to
improve access to South Atlantic red snapper, particularly for the
recreational sector.
DATES: This final rule is effective November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of Regulatory Amendment 33 to the Snapper
Grouper FMP (Regulatory Amendment 33) may be obtained from
www.regulations.gov or the Southeast Regional Office website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/regulatory-amendment-33-red-snapper-fishing-seasons. Regulatory Amendment 33 includes an environmental
assessment, regulatory impact review, and Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (RFA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727-824-5305, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and the Council manage the snapper-
grouper fishery under the Snapper-Grouper FMP, which includes red
snapper. The Snapper-Grouper FMP was prepared by the Council and is
implemented by NMFS through regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
On May 14, 2020, NMFS published the proposed rule for Regulatory
Amendment 33 and requested public comment (85 FR 28924). The proposed
rule and the Regulatory Amendment 33 outline the rationale for the
actions contained in this final rule. A summary of the management
measure described in the Regulatory Amendment 33 and implemented by
this final rule is described below.
Background
The harvest of red snapper from South Atlantic Federal waters was
prohibited in 2010 through Amendment 17A to the Snapper Grouper FMP
when the stock was determined to be overfished and undergoing
overfishing (75 FR 76874; December 9, 2010). The Council developed a
process for allowing limited harvest of red snapper through Amendment
28 to the Snapper-Grouper FMP (78 FR 44461; July 24, 2013). In 2018,
the Council revised that process and revised the commercial and
recreational annual catch limits (ACLs) through Amendment 43 to the
Snapper-Grouper FMP (83 FR 35428; July 26, 2018).
The commercial ACL is 124,815 lb (56,615 kg) round weight, and the
commercial season begins on the second Monday in July each year. The
commercial ACL is monitored during the season and the sector is closed
when the ACL is reached or projected to be reached. The commercial
fishing season was open for 60 days in 2017, 116 days in 2018, and 54
days in 2019.
The recreational ACL is 29,656 fish, and the recreational season
begins on the second Friday in July and consists of weekends only
(Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). The length of the recreational red
snapper season is projected based on catch rate estimates from previous
years, and the length of the projected fishing season is announced each
year
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in the Federal Register before the start of the season.
For South Atlantic red snapper, NMFS annually projects the number
of days that it would take for the commercial and recreational sectors
to reach their respective ACL. If NMFS projects the South Atlantic red
snapper season (commercial or recreational) would be 3 days or less,
the respective season would not open for that fishing year. Under both
the current regulations and the regulations in this final rule, the red
snapper commercial and recreational seasons are projected and managed
independently of each other; that is, harvest for one sector can occur
without the other. However, NMFS notes that to date, there has not been
a fishing year where one sector was allowed to harvest red snapper and
the other was not. NMFS initially implemented the 3-day minimum season
length provision in 2013 because the Council determined that a season
of less than 4 days would not provide sufficient fishing opportunity to
the public (78 FR 44461, July 24, 2013).
Recreational fishermen have expressed concern to the Council and
NMFS that as the South Atlantic red snapper population recovers and
catch rates increase, access to the red snapper resource could decline.
Specifically, as the red snapper population rebuilds, more fish are
available for harvest and effort has generally increased during the
South Atlantic red snapper recreational fishing season, particularly
off the east coast of Florida. Therefore, with no change in the
recreational red snapper ACL, fishing seasons in future years could get
shorter despite the population rebuilding. The length of the red
snapper recreational season has declined from 10 days in 2017, to 6
days in 2018, 5 days in 2019, and 4 days in 2020, as a result of the
recreational ACL being projected to be reached sooner in each year. To
better ensure recreational access to red snapper, this final rule
removes the 4-day minimum season length requirement. In addition,
because the commercial season for red snapper has remained open for
several months each year in recent years when the harvest of red
snapper was allowed, NMFS expects that the duration of the commercial
season will not be impacted by this action.
Management Measures Contained in This Final Rule
This final rule removes the requirement that if NMFS projects a red
snapper season (commercial or recreational) would be 3 days or less,
the respective fishing season will not open for that fishing year.
Therefore, red snapper harvest could be open for either commercial or
recreational harvest for less than 4 days. For the recreational sector
particularly, this measure could allow for a fishing season to occur
that otherwise would not be allowed. NMFS expects this measure to
increase the flexibility for recreational sector access to red snapper
and enhance recreational fishing opportunities. NMFS notes that the
recreational ACL and accountability measures are not changing in this
final rule, and thus, no negative impacts to the stock are expected.
Comments and Responses
NMFS received 42 comments from individuals, commercial and
recreational fishermen, and fishing organizations during the public
comment period on the proposed rule for Regulatory Amendment 33. Most
comments were in support of allowing red snapper commercial and
recreational fishing seasons, regardless of length. NMFS acknowledges
the comments in favor of the action in the proposed rule and agrees
with them. Some comments were outside the scope of the proposed rule
and are not responded to in this final rule. Comments that opposed the
action contained in Regulatory Amendment 33 and the proposed rule are
summarized below, along with NMFS' responses.
Comment 1: If the commercial or recreational season is projected to
be 3 days or less, it is better for the stock in the long term to not
open the season.
Response: NMFS acknowledges that allowing harvest of South Atlantic
red snapper during a 3 day or less fishing season as described in this
final rule could result in higher fishing mortality than would occur if
harvest were prohibited. However, allowing harvest for 3 days or less
is not expected to negatively impact the red snapper stock because the
overall harvest would continue to be limited to the commercial and
recreational ACLs, and accountability measures and other existing red
snapper regulations will remain in place.
Comment 2: If either sector's fishing season is projected to be 3
days or less, only the recreational season should be opened under those
conditions because the commercial sector has the greater potential to
negatively affect the red snapper population, and the recreational
sector generates more revenue to the economy.
Response: NMFS acknowledges the importance of red snapper for the
recreational sector but disagrees that the commercial season should be
limited if the recreational season is projected to be less than 4 days.
As explained previously, under the Snapper-Grouper FMP, the commercial
and recreational sectors are managed independently to constrain their
harvest to the respective ACLs. The red snapper recreational and
commercial ACLs are determined based upon the current sector allocation
ratio developed by the Council of 71.93 percent for the recreational
sector and 28.07 percent for the commercial sector. The commercial
harvest, restricted by a trip limit of 75 lb (34 kg), gutted weight, is
monitored via commercial logbooks and dealer reports and is closed when
the commercial ACL is met or projected to be met. Therefore, allowing
harvest by the commercial sector is not expected to negatively impact
the status of the red snapper stock.
One of the primary objectives of this action is to increase the
likelihood that the recreational sector will continue to have a fishing
season. NMFS expects that this final rule will increase fishing
opportunities for the recreational sector that would otherwise be
foregone, thereby allowing future economic benefits coming from the
recreational harvest of red snapper that would not have been realized.
Comment 3: If NMFS projects that a commercial season is allowed,
then it is only fair to also have a recreational season. If no
recreational season is projected, you should close the commercial
season as well.
Response: NMFS disagrees. As discussed in the response to Comment
2, the red snapper commercial and recreational seasons are projected
and managed independently of each other and harvest of one sector can
occur without the other. NMFS notes that to date, there has not been a
fishing year where one sector was open to the harvest of red snapper
and the other sector was closed. However, because the commercial season
for red snapper has remained open for a period significantly longer
than 3 days during recent years, NMFS expects that the commercial
season would continue to open regardless of this rule.
NMFS projects when recreational landings will reach the
recreational ACL for each fishing season. Without this final rule being
implemented, a recreational season would not occur if NMFS projects a
recreational season of 3 days or less. Allowing a recreational season
to occur contrary to season projections would increase the likelihood
of exceeding the recreational and total ACLs, which could negatively
affect stock rebuilding. It could also increase the risk that a fishing
season the next year would not be allowed to open because of the
increased landings the previous year.
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Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS
Assistant Administrator has determined that this final rule is
consistent with Regulatory Amendment 33, the Snapper-Grouper FMP, other
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and other applicable law.
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866. This final rule is considered an
Executive Order 13771 deregulatory action.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides the statutory basis for this
final rule. No duplicative, overlapping, or conflicting Federal rules
have been identified. In addition, no new reporting, record-keeping, or
other compliance requirements are introduced by this final rule.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration during the proposed rule stage that this action would
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments were received
regarding the certification and NMFS has not received any new
information that would affect its determination. As a result, a
regulatory flexibility analysis was not required and none was prepared.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622
Fisheries, Fishing, Red snapper, Seasons, South Atlantic.
Dated: September 16, 2020.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is amended
as follows:
PART 622--FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF MEXICO, AND SOUTH
ATLANTIC
0
1. The authority citation for part 622 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Sec. 622.183 [Amended]
0
2. In Sec. 622.183, remove paragraph
(b)(5)(iii).
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