Book Description

"The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils have submitted the subject amendment for review and implementation by the Secretary of Commerce. This amendment will: (1) Remove four species from the FMP; (2) revise the framework procedure; (3) establish two migratory groups for cobia; and (4) establish annual catch limits, annual catch targets, and accountability measures for king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia. Amendment 18 also contains non-regulatory actions to establish allowable biological catch control rules, set allocations for Atlantic group cobia, and revise definitions of management thresholds for Atlantic migratory group king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and cobia"--Cover letter.