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

Below is a Southeast Fishery Bulletin recently distributed from NOAA Fisheries Service. To see the complete list of Fishery Bulletins visit the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office at:http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishery_bulletins/index.html.  SOUTHEAST FISHERY BULLETIN  (Gulf of Mexico)  FB14-075 Susan Gerhart              727-824-5305 October 8, 2014      Commercial King Mackerel Trip Limit to Decrease in the Florida West Coast Northern Subzone The daily vessel trip limit is reduced to 500 pounds beginning 12:01 a.m., local time, October 13, 2014, for king mackerel in the Florida west coast northern 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 (see Eastern Zone, Northern Subzone in map below).   NOAA Fisheries is reducing the trip limit because 75 percent (or 134,136 pounds) of the 178,848-pound quota is projected to have been taken by this time. The 500-pound daily trip limit will remain in effect until the quota is reached or through the end of the fishing year, June 30, 2015, 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/sustainable_fisheries/policy_branch/index.html.   To receive fishery bulletins via email, please sign up through Constant Contact athttp://bit.ly/HQDUEU. You may also sign up for Constant Contact by visiting our websitehttp://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov (sign-up option is located on the left side of the page). The electronic copy of the bulletin will be delivered to you faster than the paper copy, is in color, features informational links, and reduces paper use. 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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