Commercial King Mackerel Trip Limit to Decrease in the Northern West Coast Florida Subzone

August 28, 2012    Below is a Southeast Fishery Bulletin recently distributed by NOAA Fisheries Service announcing a decrease in the commercial king mackerel trip limit in the northern west coast Florida subzone. SOUTHEAST FISHERY BULLETIN   FB12-062 Susan.Gerhart@noaa.gov  727-824-5305      August 28, 2012        Commercial King Mackerel Trip Limit to Decrease in the Northern West Coast Florida Subzone The daily vessel trip limit is reduced to 500 pounds beginning 12:01 a.m., local time, August 30, 2012, for Gulf group king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone. This subzone is located in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico east of the Alabama/Florida state line and along Florida's west coast to the Lee/Collier County line NOAA Fisheries Service is reducing the trip limit because 75 percent (or 147,798 pounds) of the 197,064-pound quota is projected to be taken. The 500-pound daily trip limit will remain in effect the quota is reached or through the end of the fishing year, June 30, 2013, whichever occurs first. This summary is not a substitute for the actual regulations. We encourage you to read the full text of the regulations, available at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/. To view a complete list of Fishery Bulletins, visit the NOAA Fisheries' Southeast RegionalOffice website at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov. This announcement is forwarded as a courtesy of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. About Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional Fishery Management Councils established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Council prepares fishery management plans, which are designed to manage fishery resources within the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico.       Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Charlene Ponce Public Information Officer 888-833-1844 ext. 229

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