There are no under development actions associated with this management plan.
Gulf Coral and Coral Reefs Fishery Management Plan
About
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.
Maps and GIS
- Gulf Council Fishery Management Area Viewer
- Tortugas Marine Reserves Habitat Areas of Particular Concern
- Florida Middle Grounds Habitat Areas of Particular Concern
- West and East Flower Garden Banks Habitat Areas of Particular Concern
- Madison & Swanson Sites & Steamboat Lumps & the Edges
- Marine Protected Areas
Related Resources
- Live Rock Aquaculture Permit
- Marine Aquaculture in the Southeast Region
- Sustainable Fisheries in the Gulf of America*
- Fishery Bulletins & Text Message Alerts
*Executive Order 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” (Jan. 20, 2025), directs that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America. On August 7, 2025, NOAA Fisheries and the National Ocean Service amended regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the renaming. The name change did not result in any changes to, and had no effect on the applicability or enforceability of, any existing regulations. This website continues to use “Gulf of Mexico” when quoting statutes or previously published materials.
Actions
Amendment 9: Coral Habitat Areas Considered for Management in the Gulf of Mexico
A recommendation from the 2013 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council workshop to reevaluate coral areas in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) warranting special protection.
Published
10/16/2020
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
Effective
12/31/2002