NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGIC RESOURCES OF THE GULF AND ATLANTIC REGION; RE-OPENING OF COMMERCIAL HARVEST FOR ATLANTIC SPANISH MACKEREL IN THE NORTHERN ZONE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf and Atlantic Region; Re-Opening of Commercial Harvest for Atlantic Spanish Mackerel in the Northern Zone.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 29 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS announces the re-opening of commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel in the northern zone of the Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ). NMFS recently approved a second transfer of commercial quota from the southern zone to the northern zone for the 2025-2026 fishing year. Therefore, NMFS re-opens the commercial harvest of Spanis...