King Mackerel Trip Limit Increases to 75 Fish per Day for Commercial Hook-And-Line Vessels Fishing in the Florida East Coast Subzone

The following Southeast Fishery Bulletin from NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office is provided as a courtesy to our subscribers.  SOUTHEAST FISHERY BULLETIN   (Gulf and South Atlantic)     FB16-013 Susan Gerhart 727-824-5305         March 01, 2016        King Mackerel Trip Limit Increases to 75 Fish per Day for Commercial Hook-And-Line Vessels Fishing in the Florida East Coast Subzone The daily vessel trip limit increases from 50 to 75 fish beginning 12:01 a.m., March 1, 2016, for commercial hook-and-line vessels fishing for king mackerel in federal waters of the Florida east coast subzone.    Based on landings data, NOAA Fisheries determined that less than 70 percent (or 772,027 pounds) of the 1,102,896-pound quota will be harvested for this subzone before March 1, 2016.  The 75-fish daily trip limit will remain in effect until March 31, 2016, unless the subzone's quota is reached and the fishery is closed before the end of the fishing year.    From November 1 through March 31 annually, the Florida east coast subzone for Gulf group king mackerel is the area north of a line directly east from the Miami-Dade/Monroe County, Florida, boundary (25° 20.4' N. lat.), and south of a line directly east from the Volusia/Flagler County, Florida, boundary (29° 25' N. lat.).   There is no provision authorizing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to similarly increase the trip limit in state waters.  Therefore, the daily trip limit for king mackerel harvested in state waters off the east coast of Florida will remain at 50 fish.   This summary is not a substitute for the actual regulations.  We encourage you to read the full text of the federal regulations, available at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/. 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.

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