exclusive economic zone mexico

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Exempted Fishing Permit

NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicant to collect and retain red snapper that would otherwise be prohibited from possession and retention. This study, to be conducted in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) off Louisiana, is intended to better document the age structure and life history of fish associated with offshore platforms and artificial reefs in Louisiana coastal waters.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 2960, January 20, 2012
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Alaska; fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone: Caribbean, Gulf and South Atlantic fisheries— Gulf of Mexico shrimp; correction,

• FR, August 12, 1999
• Rules
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Fishery conservation and management: Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic— Gulf of Mexico; greater amberjack,

..., to the extent practicable, adverse economic impacts on all users of the resource and the affec...: The reef fish fishery in the exclusive economic zone of the Gulf of Mexico is managed und...

• FR, July 03, 2003
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

... United States (U.S.) fisheries of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the South Atlantic, Caribbbean, and Gulf of Mexico under the Fishery Management Plans (FMP) for each ...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 3439, January 24, 2012
• Notices
• Commerce Department

• Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, Display, and Chartering Permits; Letters of Acknowledgment

NMFS announces its intent to issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), Scientific Research Permits (SRPs), Display Permits, Letters of Acknowledgment (LOAs), and Chartering Permits for the collection of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) in 2012. In general, EFPs and related permits would authorize collection of a limited number of tunas, swordfish, billfishes, and sharks from Federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico for the purposes of scientific data collection and public display. Chartering Permits allow the collection of HMS on the high seas or in the Exclusive Economic Zone of other nations. Generally, these permits will be valid from the date of issuance through December 31, 2012, unless otherwise specified, subject to the terms and conditions of i...

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 72678, November 25, 2011
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Calls for Information and Nominations:

...Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2012-2017. AGEN... Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), and the Coastal Zone. Management Act (CZMA). DATES: Nominations and com...Exclusive Economic Zone in the area east of the continental ...

• FR, March 15, 2011
• Notices
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Amendment 11

NMFS announces that the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils) have submitted Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (FMP) for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. Amendment 11 proposes to limit spiny lobster fishing using trap gear in certain areas in the exclusive economic zone off the Florida Keys to protect threatened species of corals.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 25116, April 27, 2012
• Proposed rules
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

... Act (MSA) authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) to prepare an... Reef Fish in or from the Gulf of Mexico Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a vessel owner or operator su...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 26513, May 04, 2012
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 for the South Atlantic Region

NMFS proposes to implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2 (CE-BA 2) to implement the following South Atlantic fishery management plan (FMP) amendments: Amendment 1 to the FMP for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region (Sargassum FMP); Amendment 7 to the FMP for Coral, Coral reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region (Coral FMP); and Amendment 25 to the FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); as well as Amendment 21 to the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources (CMP FMP) as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils. If implemented, this rule w...

... for octocorals in the South Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ), establish an annual catch lim...

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 69230, November 08, 2011
• Proposed rules
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:

... in or from the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone. (EEZ). The intended effect of this ...

• FR, April 29, 2011
• Rules
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration