Amendment 48 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

The actions in Amendment 48 would modernize the wreckfish individual transferable quota (ITQ) program and modify management measures. Actions in Amendment 48 would establish an electronic reporting system, trip and landing notification, and cost recovery for the ITQ program. In addition, Amendment 48 would revise sector allocations, commercial vessel permit requirements, the fishing year, participation and eligibility requirements for the ITQ program, and monitoring requirements including pre-landing notification and landing site and offloading time requirements.