Final Amendment 22 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to set Red Snapper Sustainable Fisheries Act Targets and Thresholds, set a Rebuilding Plan, and Establish Bycatch Reporting Methodologies for the Reef Fish Fishery Includes Regulatory Impact Review, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Environmental Assessment

The Reef Fish FMP (with its associated environmental impact statement (EIS)) was implemented on November 8, 1984. The regulations, designed to rebuild declining reef fish stocks, included: (1) prohibitions on the use of fish traps, roller trawls, and power headequipped spear guns within an inshore stressed area; (2) a minimum size limit of 13 inches total length (TL) for red snapper with the exceptions that for-hire boats were exempted until May 8, 1987, and each angler could keep 5 undersize fish; and (3) the establishment of optimum yield (OY) for the snapper/grouper complex [49 FR 39548]. 2004 Award No. NA17FC2203 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) SER (Southeast Region) SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) Submitted https://doi.org/10.25923/yrzz-tq44 Public Domain 1862