South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

CMP Framework Amendment 5

Amendment Summary

Modified the prohibition on retaining the recreational bag limit of king and Spanish mackerel on vessels with federal commercial permits during a commercial quota closure.

Amendment documents

Implemented Regulations

  • Removed the restriction on fishing for and retaining the recreational bag limit of king and Spanish mackerel on a vessel with a federal commercial permit for king mackerel when the vessel is on a recreational trip and commercial harvest of king mackerel in that zone is closed.
  • Final approval
  • Implementation
  • Pre-scoping
  • Public hearing
  • Rule making
  • Scoping
  • Secretarial review