Gulf Red Drum Fishery Management Plan

Overview

Management Council

Gulf Council

Management Areas

Gulf of America

Originally Implemented

1986

Point of Contact

Scott Sandorf and Adam Bailey; Scott.Sandorf@noaa.gov, Adam.Bailey@noaa.gov, 727-824-5305

About

To reach Sustainable Fisheries staff, please call 727-824-5305.

Maps and GIS

Red Drum Essential Fish Habitat Map & GIS Data

Related Resources

*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

Under Development Implemented Actions

Amendment 48 to the Gulf Reef Fish FMP and Amendment 5 to the Gulf Red Drum FMP

Amendment 48 to the Gulf Reef Fish FMP and Amendment 5 to the Gulf Red Drum FMP establish MSY proxies, overfishing and overfished determination criteria (aka MSSTs), and optimum yield (OY) for some reef fish species and red drum.

Notice,

Gulf of Mexico

Published

03/10/2022

Gulf of Mexico Red Drum Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1988-2002)

A list of historic rulemakings to Fishery Management Plans for Gulf of Mexico red drum fishery resources effective 2002 and earlier.

Notice,

Gulf of Mexico

Issued

08/19/2002

There are no implemented actions associated with this management plan.

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on 08/07/2025