FB08-069 Amend 16 NOA Comment

Southeast Fishery Bulletin th National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, 263 13 Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: December 24, 2008 Jack McGovern, or John.McGovern@noaa.gov FB08-069 727/824-5305, FAX 727/824-5308 http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov NOAA Seeking Public Comment on Amendment 16 to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan Comment Period Ends February 23, 2009 NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Summary table of current and proposed regulations for Fisheries Service) is seeking public comment on the South Atlantic. Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Proposed in Measures Current Amendment 16 Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. The notice of availability was published in the Federal Recreational Register on December 24, 2008, (73 FR 79037). The Grouper aggregate bag 5 fish 3 fish limit amendment, if approved, would establish recreational 2 gag or black 1 gag or black and commercial management measures to address Gag/black grouper bag grouper grouper overfishing of South Atlantic snapper and grouper as limit within aggregate (combined) (combined) required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Vermilion snapper bag and Management Act. 10 fish 5 fish limit Shallow-water grouper* New measures would include: None January-April closed season  Management reference points ...