CMP Amendment 26

Amendment Summary

Modified allocations, stock boundaries and sale provisions for Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic migratory groups of king mackerel.

Adjusted the management boundary for Gulf and Atlantic king mackerel.
Updated reference points and revised the ACL and ACT for Atlantic king mackerel.
Allowed retention and sale of Atlantic king mackerel caught with gillnet as incidental catch in the gillnet portion of the commercial shark fishery for any vessel with a valid share directed commercial permit and valid federal king mackerel commercial permit (no more than 2 king mackerel per crew member can be on board and no more than 2 king mackerel per crew member can be sold in the southern zone, no more than 3 king mackerel per crew member can be on board and no more than 3 king mackerel per crew member can be sold in the northern zone).
Established commercial split season for Atlantic king mackerel in the Atlantic Southern Zone with 60% of the Southern Zone quota going to season one (March 1st to September 30th) and 40% going to season two (October 1 through the end of February).
Established a trip limit system for the Atlantic southern zone.
Increase the recreational bag limit to three fish per person per day for Gulf king mackerel.