Catch targets and limits for greater amberjack cut for 2014 season

The National Marine Fisheries Services has issued a temporary rule reducing the Gulf greater amberjack recreational catch target and catch limit for 2014.

The annual recreational catch target for greater amberjack is 1.1 million pounds, and the recreational catch limit is 1.3 million pounds.

Last year, however, recreational fishermen caught over 267 thousand more pounds of greater amberjack then they were allotted.

Because of last year’s overfishing, this years catch target was cut to just over 862 thousand pounds and the catch limit to just over 1 million pounds.

The catch target and catch limit should return to normal next year.

The lower 2014 catch limit and catch target for greater amberjack took effect on April the 23rd.

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