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  • 2025-05501 — 2025 Recreational Season Announcement and Closure for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic; 2025 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gag in the South Atlantic; Correction
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 14209
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), issued a correction to two temporary rules that were initially published in March 2025. These rules, which concern the recreational fishing closures for golden tilefish and gag in the South Atlantic, had errors in their subject headings. The corrections clarify exactly which fishing rules apply during the specified dates in the U.S. exclusive economic zone. This correction became effective on March 31, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The rules about when people can catch certain fish in the South Atlantic ocean needed fixing because there was a mistake in how they were described. Now, they have made it clear what the rules are.

  • 2025-04788 — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2025 Recreational Season Announcement and Closure for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 13099
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced the closure of the 2025 recreational fishing season for golden tilefish in the South Atlantic starting March 21, 2025, due to reaching the annual catch limit. This means that no one is allowed to catch or keep golden tilefish in the mentioned area until the end of the year to protect the fish population. The NMFS prepared this regulation in advance to avoid overfishing and to conserve marine resources, as previously agreed upon in public discussions. The fishing season will reopen on January 1, 2026.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of the ocean say no one can catch a special fish called the golden tilefish in a part of the ocean starting March 21, 2025, because too many have been caught already, and they want to make sure there are enough fish for next year.

  • 2021-02727 — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2021 Commercial Longline Closure for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 8876
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced a temporary closure of the commercial longline fishing for golden tilefish in the South Atlantic's exclusive economic zone. This closure, effective from February 10, 2021, to January 1, 2022, is due to projections showing the quota for longline-caught golden tilefish will be reached. During this period, golden tilefish can still be caught using hook-and-line methods, but vessels with longline endorsements cannot catch them this way. This measure aims to protect the golden tilefish population by preventing quotas from being exceeded.

    Simple Explanation

    The government decided to pause a special fishing method for a fish called golden tilefish because they are worried people might catch too many. Fishing with longline equipment, which is like a very long fishing line with many hooks, is not allowed until the new year so that the fish have time to grow and stay healthy.