Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

This action would implement 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 proposed rule would designate essential fish habitat; set catch limits for 2020–2022; and implement 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.