Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reef Resources in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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Species managed: hard corals, aquacultured live rock

See current rules that are open for comment here.

To reach Sustainable Fisheries staff, please call (727) 824-5305, or see individual Fishery Management Plan Actions for specific contacts.

More Information

Maps and GIS
Biological Opinion on the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan (Coming Soon)   Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Fishery Management Area Viewer
Protected Resources Division Tortugas Marine Reserves Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC)
​​​​​​Live Rock Aquaculture Permit Marine Protected Areas - Single Unified Map
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Actions

Current Recently Finalized Historical Actions

Amendment 9: Coral Habitat Areas Considered for Management in the Gulf of Mexico

In 2013, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) hosted a workshop to discuss how corals may be affected by fisheries. One of the recommendations from that workshop was to reevaluate coral areas in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) that might…
Proposed Rule
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Gulf of Mexico
Published
11/15/2019
There are no recently finalized actions associated with this management plan.

Gulf of Mexico Coral Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1984-2002)

The following is a list of historic rulemakings to the Coral and Coral Reef Resources Fishery Management Plan for Gulf of Mexico U.S. waters effective 2017 and earlier. For more recent and current rule making, visit the Gulf of Mexico Coral and Coral…
Final Rule
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Gulf of Mexico
Effective
12/31/2002

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on 07/02/2019