Final Rule Increases Gray Triggerfish Catch Limits in the Gulf of Mexico

When Rule Will Take Effect:

• Regulations will be effective July 29, 2021. 

What This Means:

• The gray triggerfish total catch limit will be 456,900 pounds (lbs) whole weight (ww).
• The gray triggerfish sector allocation of 79% recreational and 21% commercial is retained.
• The recreational annual catch limit will be 360,951 lbs ww and the commercial annual catch limit will be 95,949 lbs ww.
• The recreational annual catch target will be 274,323 lbs ww and the commercial annual catch target will be 88,273 lbs ww.

Formal Federal Register Name/Number:  86 FR 34159, published June 29, 2021

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