Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Summary
This action implements measures required to formally integrate Atlantic chub mackerel as a stock in the fishery under the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. This rule designates essential fish habitat; set catch limits for 2020 and 2022; implements an annual catch limit, accountability measures, possession limits, permitting and reporting requirements, and other administrative measures for Atlantic chub mackerel caught from Maine through North Carolina.