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Download or read book Establish Recreational Closure Authority Specific to Federal Waters Off Individual States for the Red Snapper Component of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery, Including Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, and Regulatory Impact Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At their February 2013 meeting, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) requested an emergency rule that gives NOAA Fisheries the authority to set the closure date of the recreational red snapper season in federal waters off individual Gulf states based on if the state regulations are consistent with federal regulations for the recreational red snapper season length or bag limit. Emergency action is needed because NOAA Fisheries has received new information, i.e. that states other than Texas intend to implement recreational red snapper regulations in state waters that are not compatible with federal regulations. The authority granted through this emergency rule will help NOAA Fisheries to constrain recreational red snapper harvest within the quota while ensuring a fair and equitable distribution of fishing restrictions"--Summary from cover letter.