Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 21
Amendment Summary
Modified the definition of the overfished threshold (MSST) for red snapper, blueline tilefish, gag, black grouper, yellowtail snapper, vermilion snapper, red porgy, and greater amberjack.
Amendment documents
Implemented Regulations
- Modified the MSST for select species in the SG complex to 75% of SSBmsy, the estimation of M is 0.25 or lower based on the estimation of natural mortality rate (M) from a peer-reviewed report (e.g., a SEDAR stock assessment).
- Final approval
- Implementation
- Pre-scoping
- Public hearing
- Rule making
- Scoping
- Secretarial review