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  • 2025-04930 — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2025-2026 Recreational Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 13426
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the recreational fishing season for black sea bass in South Atlantic Federal waters will extend through the entire 2025-2026 fishing year, from April 23, 2025, to March 31, 2026. This decision allows fishers to make the most of the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) while keeping the fish population healthy. Based on data from recent years, NMFS expects that recreational fishers will not exceed this year’s catch limit, so the fishing season is expected to remain open until the end date without any early closure. This rule is part of the regulations aimed at sustaining the black sea bass stock.

    Simple Explanation

    In 2025 and 2026, people can catch black sea bass, a type of fish, in a special part of the ocean all year long, from April 23, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The people in charge believe everyone can enjoy fishing for these fish without catching too many, so the fishing season should stay open the whole time.

  • 2025-04805 — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2025 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 13309
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has put in place a temporary rule to limit how long people can fish for snowy grouper in the South Atlantic in 2025. This decision is to ensure that fishing does not go over the set limit, as it did in 2024. The fishing season, which usually runs from May 1 to June 30, will now end earlier on June 9, 2025. During the closure, no one is allowed to keep snowy grouper from these waters until the season reopens on May 1, 2026.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is telling people that they have to stop catching a special kind of fish called snowy grouper earlier than usual this year. They want to make sure there are enough fish for later, so fishing will stop on June 9 instead of June 30.

  • 2021-02134 — Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 2020-2021 Closure of Commercial Run-Around Gillnet for King Mackerel
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 7815
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has issued a temporary rule to close commercial fishing for king mackerel using run-around gillnets in the southern Gulf of Mexico. This closure, starting on January 28, 2021, and lasting until January 18, 2022, is due to the annual catch limit being reached. The closure is intended to protect the king mackerel population in the area. While the commercial use of gillnets is halted, hook-and-line fishing and recreational fishing for king mackerel in the area may continue under certain conditions.

    Simple Explanation

    In the ocean near the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico, there's a type of fish called king mackerel. Because too many were caught, the rulers of fish decided that the special fishing nets used for catching them can't be used until next year. This helps keep enough fish in the sea.