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 Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
 Chapter VI - Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
 Part 622 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic
 Subpart A - General Provisions

  § 622.7 - Fishing years.  

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  • § 622.7 Fishing years.

    Cross Reference
    Link to an amendment published at 83 FR 13428, Mar. 29, 2018.

    The fishing year for species or species groups governed in this part is January 1 through December 31 except for the following:

    (a) Allowable octocoral - October 1 through September 30.

    (b) King and Spanish mackerel. The fishing year for the king and Spanish mackerel bag limits specified in § 622.382 is January 1 through December 31. The following fishing years apply only for the king and Spanish mackerel quotas specified in § 622.384:

    (1) Gulf migratory group king mackerel -

    (i) Southern zone - July 1 through June 30.

    (ii) Northern zone - October 1 through September 30.

    (iii) Western zone - July 1 through June 30.

    (2) Gulf migratory group Spanish mackerel - April through March.

    (3) South Atlantic migratory group king and Spanish mackerel - March through February.

    (c) Wreckfish - April 16 through April 15.

    (d) South Atlantic greater amberjack - March 1 through the end of February.

    (e) South Atlantic black sea bass recreational sector - April 1 through March 31. (Note: The fishing year for the commercial sector for black sea bass is January 1 through December 31).

    (f) South Atlantic yellowtail snapper - August 1 through July 31.

    (g) Gulf of Mexico yellowtail snapper - August 1 through July 31.

    (h) Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack recreational sector - August 1 through July 31. (Note: The fishing year for the commercial sector for greater amberjack is January 1 through December 31).

    [78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, as amended at 79 FR 66322, Nov. 7, 2014; 80 FR 4218, Jan. 27, 2015; 81 FR 45248, July 13, 2016; 81 FR 10311, Feb. 10, 2017; 82 FR 17394, Apr. 11, 2017; 83 FR 13428, Mar. 29, 2018]