2025 and 2024-2025 Preliminary Gulf of America Commercial Landings
The Southeast Fisheries Science Center has provided the following preliminary landings estimates for species in the Gulf Council’s area of jurisdiction subject to annual catch limits (ACLs).
This page was last updated: 5/12/2025
- Some species are managed under stock ACLs (one ACL for both recreational and commercial sectors). Please visit the Gulf of America* Stock ACL page for those species.
- FISHING REGS & SEASONAL CLOSURES: Gulf 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
- OTHER LANDINGS:
2025 Preliminary Commercial Landings
Date Landings Available Through: 5/12/2025
| Fishing Year | Fixed Closed Months | Estimated Landings (lb)* | ACT(lb)*(a) | ACT% | ACL(lb) | ACL(%) | Current Status | |
| Cobia - East Coast Florida Zone | 01/01/25– 12/31/25 | n/a | 3,550 | n/a | n/a | 81,696 | 4.3 | OPEN |
| Gray Triggerfish | June 1- July 31 | 20,617 | 88,273 | 23.4 | 95,949 | 21.5 | OPEN | |
| Greater Amberjack | March 1 - May 31 | 36,103 | 93,930 | 38.4 | 101,000 | 35.7 | CLOSED |
Definitions: Annual Catch Limit (ACL) is the amount of fish that can be harvested from the stock each year. The Annual Catch Target (ACT) is a harvest level set lower than the ACL to create a buffer to reduce the risk of overharvest.
*Units: Whole Weight (ww) Gray triggerfish and Greater Amberjack. As Reported: Cobia and King Mackerel.
(a) For gray triggerfish and greater amberjack, when the a ACT is projected to be met, harvest is closed.
Shallow Water Grouper, Red Grouper, Gag Grouper, Deep Water Grouper, Red Snapper, and Tilefishes are managed under the Gulf of America Reef Fish IFQ Program. Current Gulf IFQ landings can be found at the IFQ Homepage. For questions contact IFQ Support.
2024-2025 Preliminary Commercial King Mackerel Landings
Landings through 5/12/2025. Southern Zone Gillnet landings through 5/12/2025.
| Species Complex | Fishing Year | Fixed Closed Months | Est. Landings (lb)* | Quota (lb)* | Quota % | ACL(lb) | ACL % | Current Status |
| King Mackerel - Western Zone | 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2025 | 192,660 | 1,278,720 | 15.1 | 2,525,472 | 30.7 | OPEN | |
| King Mackerel - Northern zone | 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025 | 184,670 | 575,424 | 32.1 | OPEN | |||
| King Mackerel - Southern zone (Hook and Line) | 7/1/2024 - 6/30/2025 | 397,109 | 671,328 | 59.2 | OPEN | |||
| King Mackerel - Southern zone (Gillnet) | 1/21/2025(b) - 6/30/2025 | July 1 - (b) | 679,530 | 671,328 | 101.2 | 671,328 | 101.2 | Closed on 3/20/2025 |
*Units: Whole Weight (ww) Gray triggerfish and Greater Amberjack. As Reported: Cobia and King Mackerel.
(b) Actual opening is the Tuesday after MLK Day.
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Dealer Reporting Information
- Dealers in the Gulf of America and South Atlantic are required to have a federal Gulf and South Atlantic dealer permit and submit weekly, electronic reports. Reports must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. local time, every Tuesday. If no purchases are made, a no-purchase form must also be submitted online, once per week. Dealers may not purchase fish if they have not submitted timely reports and will not be able to renew their permits if reports are outstanding. Dealers can apply for a permit with the Southeast Region Permit Office.
- Dealers reporting purchases of king mackerel landed by the gillnet sector for the Gulf Southern Zone will be required to submit forms the day after landings by 10:00 a.m., local time.
- Please see the Modifications to the Current Federally Permitted Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements in the Southeast Region for additional information.
*Executive Order 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” (Jan. 20, 2025), directs that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America. Gulf of America references in this website refer to the same area as the Gulf of Mexico in the applicable regulations under 50 CFR parts 216–219, 222–226, and 600–699. 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, existing regulations, or previously published materials.