Gulf of Mexico Historical Stock Landings and Annual Catch Limit Monitoring

This page provides a summary of landings history for fisheries managed under stock annual catch limits (ACLs) (one ACL for both recreational and commercial sectors) in the Gulf of Mexico. Any discrepancies between this information and the regulations published in the Federal Register will be resolved in favor of the Federal Register.

Southeast

CURRENT STOCK LANDINGS: For current preliminary landings, please visit Gulf of Mexico Stock Annual Catch Limit Landings
FISHING REGS & SEASONAL CLOSURES: Gulf of Mexico Fishing Regulations and Seasonal Closures
FOR THE MOST CURRENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 622 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic
FOR ALL LANDINGS: Southeast Region Annual Catch Limit Monitoring

DEFINITIONS: ACL - Annual Catch Limit ww - whole weight gw - gutted weight NA - not applicable Marine Recreational Information Program Coastal Household Telephone Survey (CHTS). Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS).

PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION

All 2020 landings reported on this page are considered preliminary.

Recreational landings reflected on this page are from MRFSS, MRIP, and headboat surveys (Recreational) and commercial dealer trip tickets reported to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Accumulated Landings System (ALS) database (Commercial landings from ACL_FILES_10092020. Landings for the most recent fishing year will become available within the following fishing year.

This page provides only a summary of the information regarding the existing regulations. Any discrepancies between this information and the regulations as published in the Federal Register will be resolved in favor of the Federal Register.

There are no seasonal closures unless otherwise noted. For a list of current seasonal closures, see Gulf of Mexico Fishing Regs & Seasonal Closures page.

This page was updated 05/26/2022

Goliath Grouper and Nassau Grouper are closed to harvest.

Cobia

Year	Fishing Year	Rec Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACT	ACT %	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1 - Dec 31	458,938	27,274	486,212	as reported	1,500,000	32.4	1,660,000	29.3		MRIP-CHTS
2020		419,454	31,488	450,942		1,500,000	30.1	1,660,000	27.2		MRIP-CHTS
2019		595,797	36,758	632,555		1,500,000	42.2	1,660,000	38.1		MRIP-CHTS
2018		496,358	39,886	536,244		1,500,000	35.7	1,660,000	32.3		MRIP-CHTS
2017		643,048	71,453	714,501		1,500,000	47.6	1,660,000	43.0		MRIP-CHTS
2016		888,898	73,118	962,016		1,500,000	64.1	1,660,000	58.0		MRIP-CHTS
2015		811,564	68,076	879,640		1,450,000	60.7	1,610,000	54.6		MRIP-CHTS
2014		923,426	78,115	1,001,541		1,310,000	76.5	1,460,000	68.6		MRFSS
2013		1,211,101	82,508	1,293,609		1,310,000	98.7	1,460,000	88.6		MRFSS
2012		924,697	51,911	976,608		1,310,000	74.6	1,460,000	66.9		MRFSS
2011		1,683,588	69,168	1,752,756							MRFSS
2010		1,317,728	82,361	1,400,089							MRFSS
2009		996,105	62,239	1,058,344							MRFSS
2008		1,312,126	68,723	1,380,849							MRFSS
2007		1,685,402	73,208	1,758,610							MRFSS
2006		1,572,637	81,948	1,654,585							MRFSS
2005		1,461,039	87,582	1,548,621							MRFSS
2004		2,090,425	101,211	2,191,636							MRFSS
2003		2,060,423	111,436	2,171,859							MRFSS
2002		1,227,708	105,252	1,332,960							MRFSS
2001		1,555,656	92,108	1,647,764							MRFSS
2000		1,508,489	129,890	1,638,379							MRFSS

Cubera Snapper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1 - Dec 31	7,610	1,071	8,681	ww	5,065	171.4		MRFSS
2020		987	1,817	2,804		5,065	55.4		MRFSS
2019		357	1,648	2,005		5,065	39.6		MRFSS
2018		557	1,355	1,912		5,065	37.7		MRFSS
2017		912	1,969	2,881		5,065	56.9		MRFSS
2016		245	1,502	1,747		5,065	34.5		MRFSS
2015		347	1,027	1,374		5,065	27.1		MRFSS
2014		421	1,584	2,005		5,065	39.6		MRFSS
2013		2,094	1,004	3,098		5,065	61.2		MRFSS
2012		378	1,172	1,550		5,065	30.6		MRFSS

Deep Water Grouper*

Warsaw grouper, snowy grouper, speckled hind, and yellowedge grouper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings*	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	35,948	791,802	827,750	gw	1,105,000	74.9		MRFSS
2020		33,302	823,372	856,674		1,105,000	77.5		MRFSS
2019		80,890	996,660	1,077,550		1,105,000	97.5		MRFSS
2018		85,803	863,320	949,123		1,105,000	85.9		MRFSS
2017		12,424	860,936	873,360		1,105,000	79.0		MRFSS
2016		23,848	889,965	913,813		1,105,000	82.7		MRFSS
2015		29,168	955,250	984,418		1,189,000	82.8		MRFSS
2014		111,916	1,081,145	1,193,061		1,198,000	99.6		MRFSS
2013		115,772	920,034	1,035,806		1,207,000	85.8		MRFSS
2012		58,801	966,100	1,024,901		1,216,000	84.3		MRFSS
*Deep water grouper has a stock ACL, meaning both commercial and recreational landings contribute towards total landings. The commercial sector for deep water grouper is managed under the Gulf of Mexico Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. Landings on the IFQ site are updated in real time and therefore may be more comprehensive than the table above.
*All snowy grouper landings reported in Monroe County were assigned to the South Atlantic.

Gray Snapper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	1,963,114	93,275	2,056,389	ww	2,230,000	92.2		MRFSS
2020		1,291,413	90,737	1,382,150		2,240,000	61.7		MRFSS
2019		1,745,574	114,023	1,859,597		2,420,000	76.8		MRFSS
2018		1,599,975	111,892	1,711,867		2,420,000	70.7		MRFSS
2017		1,822,026	136,856	1,958,882		2,420,000	80.9		MRFSS
2016		2,187,053	156,098	2,343,151		2,420,000	96.8		MRFSS
2015		1,792,496	164,517	1,957,013		2,420,000	80.9		MRFSS
2014		1,996,837	198,432	2,195,269		2,420,000	90.7		MRFSS
2013		1,836,186	143,644	1,979,830		2,420,000	81.8		MRFSS
2012		1,304,705	179,006	1,483,711		2,420,000	61.3		MRFSS

Hogfish

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	80,233	10,428	90,661	ww	150,400	60.3		MRIP-CHTS
2020		48,904	8,534	57,438		141,300	40.6		MRIP-CHTS
2019		56,445	10,471	66,916		129,500	51.7		MRIP-CHTS
2018		66,682	10,661	77,343		219,000	35.3		MRIP-CHTS
2017		92,710	17,838	110,548		219,000	50.5		MRIP-CHTS
2016		250,879	30,747	281,626		208,000	135.4		MRFSS
2015		164,444	28,401	192,845		208,000	92.7		MRFSS
2014		159,982	35,749	195,731		208,000	94.1		MRFSS
2013		217,759	24,874	242,633		208,000	116.7	12/2/13	MRFSS
2012		250,128	42,989	293,117		208,000	140.9		MRFSS
*All hogfish landings reported in Monroe County were assigned to the South Atlantic.

Jacks

Almaco jack, banded rudderfish, and lesser amberjack

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	475,283	39,387	514,670	ww	312,000	165.0		MRFSS
2020		145,544	48,222	193,766		312,000	62.1		MRFSS
2019		349,803	41,383	391,186		312,000	125.4		MRFSS
2018		138,664	29,630	168,294		312,000	53.9		MRFSS
2017		177,332	30,093	207,425		312,000	66.5		MRFSS
2016		206,726	35,150	241,876		312,000	77.5		MRFSS
2015		98,860	33,801	132,661		312,000	42.5		MRFSS
2014		141,487	59,542	201,029		312,000	64.4		MRFSS
2013		263,136	77,515	340,651		312,000	109.2		MRFSS
2012		224,126	75,746	299,872		312,000	96.1		MRFSS

Lane Snapper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	381,360	24,352	405,712	ww	1,028,973	39.4	Closed 10/18, Reopened 12/23	MRIP-FES
2020		334,938	23,700	358,638		301,000	119.1		MRFSS
2019		358,682	24,058	382,740		301,000	127.2	12/13/19	MRFSS
2018		312,882	26,435	339,317		301,000	112.7		MRFSS
2017		536,396	42,617	579,013		301,000	192.4		MRFSS
2016		266,733	34,678	301,411		301,000	100.1		MRFSS
2015		233,702	46,016	279,718		301,000	92.9		MRFSS
2014		234,729	30,164	264,893		301,000	88.0		MRFSS
2013		226,136	23,189	249,325		301,000	82.8		MRFSS
2012		149,233	28,928	178,161		301,000	59.2		MRFSS

Mid-water Snapper

Silk snapper, wenchman snapper, blackfin snapper, and queen snapper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	2,635	214,009	216,644	ww	166,000	130.5	9/18/21	MRFSS
2020		16,881	149,879	166,760		166,000	100.5		MRFSS
2019		2,288	54,235	56,523		166,000	34.1		MRFSS
2018		1,691	101,078	102,769		166,000	61.9		MRFSS
2017		8,795	40,925	49,720		166,000	30.0		MRFSS
2016		28,822	78,536	107,358		166,000	64.7		MRFSS
2015		2,728	51,921	54,649		166,000	32.9		MRFSS
2014		4,323	87,487	91,810		166,000	55.3		MRFSS
2013		1,291	65,613	66,904		166,000	40.3		MRFSS
2012		11,144	122,233	133,377		166,000	80.3		MRFSS

Mutton Snapper*

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings*	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	4,671	60,188	64,859	ww	143,694	45.1		MRIP-CHTS
2020		2,615	62,467	65,082		143,694	45.3		MRIP-CHTS
2019		4,293	58,991	63,284		139,392	45.4		MRIP-CHTS
2018		16,125	138,752	154,877		134,424	115.2		MRIP-CHTS
2017		2,951	125,738	128,689		203,000	61.8		MRFSS
2016		3,712	78,146	81,858		203,000	61.8		MRFSS
2015		2,154	123,255	125,409		203,000	61.8		MRFSS
2014		5,039	129,383	134,422		203,000	66.2		MRFSS
2013		4,960	107,814	112,774		203,000	55.6		MRFSS
2012		7,156	88,695	95,851		203,000	47.2		MRFSS
*All mutton snapper landings reported in Monroe County were assigned to the South Atlantic.

Shallow Water Grouper

Black grouper, scamp, yellowmouth grouper, and yellowfin grouper*

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings*	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1- Dec 31	198,288	154,171	352,459	ww	710,000	49.6		MRFSS
2020		109,028	144,454	253,482		710,000	35.7		MRFSS
2019		189,039	140,083	329,122		710,000	46.4		MRFSS
2018		116,412	178,293	294,705		710,000	41.5		MRFSS
2017		115,456	200,009	315,465		710,000	44.4		MRFSS
2016		103,123	335,238	438,361		710,000	61.7		MRFSS
2015		137,890	238,427	376,317		710,000	53.0		MRFSS
2014		79,639	230,248	309,887		707,000	43.8		MRFSS
2013		195,318	300,735	496,053		700,000	70.9		MRFSS
2012		134,840	298,102	432,942		688,000	62.9		MRFSS
*Shallow water grouper has a stock ACL, meaning both commercial and recreational landings contribute towards total landings. The commercial sector for shallow water grouper is managed under the Gulf of Mexico Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. Landings on the IFQ site are updated in real time and therefore may be more comprehensive than the table above.
*All black grouper landings reported in Monroe County were assigned to the South Atlantic.

Tilefish

Golden Tilefish, Goldface Tilefish, Blueline Tilefish

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings**	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1 - Dec 31	94,419	460,386	554,805	gw	608,000	91.3		MRFSS
2020		43,238	348,844	392,082		608,000	64.5		MRFSS
2019		4,052	422,926	426,978		608,000	70.2		MRFSS
2018		13,545	386,138	399,683		608,000	65.7		MRFSS
2017		2,755	484,895	487,650		608,000	80.2		MRFSS
2016		27,263	429,003	456,266		608,000	75.0		MRFSS
2015		241,736	537,512	779,248		608,000	128.2		MRFSS
2014		25,821	517,268	543,089		608,000	89.3		MRFSS
2013		122,826	440,091	562,917		608,000	92.6		MRFSS
2012		7,896	451,121	459,017		608,000	75.5		MRFSS
*Tilefish has a stock ACL, meaning both commercial and recreational landings contribute towards total landings. In 2012, anchor and blackline tilefish were removed from the species group. The commercial sector for tilefish is managed under the Gulf of Mexico Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. Landings on the IFQ site are updated in real time and therefore may be more comprehensive than the table above.
*All blueline tilefish landings reported in Monroe County were assigned to the South Atlantic.

Spanish Mackerel

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021 - 2022	Apr 1 - Mar 31	1,564,201	352,847	1,917,048	as reported	11,300,000	17.0		MRIP-CHTS
2020 - 2021		1,883,604	523,578	2,407,182		11,300,000	21.3		MRIP-CHTS
2019 - 2020		3,251,330	989,648	4,240,978		11,300,000	37.5		MRIP-CHTS
2018 - 2019		1,922,494	1,065,335	2,987,829		11,300,000	26.4		MRIP-CHTS
2017 - 2018		2,184,055	700,383	2,884,438		11,300,000	25.5		MRIP-CHTS
2016 - 2017		2,607,122	1,094,568	3,701,690		11,300,000	32.8		MRIP-CHTS
2015 - 2016		2,616,377	1,219,634	3,836,011		11,800,000	32.5		MRIP-CHTS
2014 - 2015		1,946,040	924,490	2,870,530		12,700,000	22.6		MRIP-CHTS
2013 - 2014		5,232,534	1,464,381	6,696,915		5,150,000	130.0		MRFSS
2012 - 2013		3,578,421	1,413,904	4,992,325		5,150,000	96.9		MRFSS
2011 - 2012		2,677,119	1,347,945	4,025,064		9,100,000	44.2		MRFSS
2010 - 2011		2,964,208	1,248,711	4,212,919		9,100,000	46.3		MRFSS
2009 - 2010		1,890,078	942,501	2,832,579		9,100,000	31.1		MRFSS
2008 - 2009		2,525,545	2,360,043	4,885,588		9,100,000	53.7		MRFSS
2007 - 2008		2,724,709	902,827	3,627,536		9,100,000	39.9		MRFSS
2006 - 2007		2,845,319	1,534,040	4,379,359		9,100,000	48.1		MRFSS
2005 - 2006		1,595,371	1,221,294	2,816,665		9,100,000	31.0		MRFSS
2004 - 2005		2,665,254	1,986,512	4,651,766		9,100,000	51.1		MRFSS
2003 - 2004		2,742,259	941,702	3,683,961		9,100,000	40.5		MRFSS
2002 - 2003		3,171,267	1,745,064	4,916,331		9,100,000	54.0		MRFSS
2001 - 2002		3,453,003	810,099	4,263,102		9,100,000	46.8		MRFSS
2000 - 2001		2,787,759	1,054,259	3,842,018		9,100,000	42.2		MRFSS

Vermilion Snapper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings	Units	ACL	ACL%	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021	Jan 1 - Dec 31	1,819,140	763,282	2,582,422	ww	3,110,000	83.0		MRIP-CHTS
2020		1,056,939	831,808	1,888,747		3,110,000	60.7		MRIP-CHTS
2019		1,333,263	1,283,633	2,616,896		3,110,000	84.1		MRIP-CHTS
2018		1,792,250	1,398,445	3,190,695		3,110,000	102.6		MRIP-CHTS
2017		1,507,360	1,612,859	3,120,219		3,420,000	91.2		MRFSS
2016		1,021,924	1,565,364	2,587,288		3,420,000	75.7		MRFSS
2015		886,587	1,352,934	2,239,521		3,420,000	65.5		MRFSS
2014		1,160,951	1,745,222	2,906,173		3,420,000	85.0		MRFSS
2013		1,118,790	1,418,401	2,537,191		3,420,000	74.2		MRFSS
2012		756,052	2,441,360	3,197,412		3,420,000	93.5		MRFSS

Yellowtail Snapper

Year	Fishing Year	Recreational Landings	Commercial Landings	Total Landings*	Units	ACL	ACL %	Closure Date	Rec Data Source
2021 - 2022	Aug 1 - Jul 31	34,139	250,147	284,286	gw	901,125	31.5		MRFSS
2020 - 2021		79,996	212,629	292,625		901,125	32.5		MRFSS
2019 - 2020		8,453	287,940	296,393		901,125	32.9		MRFSS
2018 - 2019		36,794	527,112	563,906		901,125	62.6		MRFSS
2017 - 2018		41,690	589,868	631,558		901,125	70.1		MRFSS
2016 - 2017		105,113	574,372	679,485		901,125	75.4		MRFSS
2016	Jan 1 - Dec 31	27,148	317,786	344,934		901,125	38.3		MRFSS
2015		78,127	504,193	582,320		901,125	64.6		MRFSS
2014		21,536	466,968	488,504		901,125	54.2		MRFSS
2013		6,991	734,112	741,103		901,125	82.2		MRFSS
2012		5,007	630,984	635,991		725,000	87.7		MRFSS
*All yellowtail snapper landings reported in Monroe County were assigned to the South Atlantic.

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on 01/17/2023

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