# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendments 50A-F
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-02-06 · Effective 2020-02-06 · 85 FR 6819
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-01653
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 6819
- **Publication date:** 2020-02-06
- **Effective date:** 2020-02-06
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 200124-0029
## Abstract

NMFS issues regulations to implement management measures described in Amendments 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 50E, and 50F to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico (FMP), as prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) (Amendments 50A-F). This final rule delegates authority to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas (Gulf states), to establish specific management measures for the harvest of red snapper in Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) by the private angling component of the recreational sector. The purposes of this final rule and Amendments 50A-F are to increase fishing opportunities and economic benefits by allowing each Gulf state to establish specific management measures for the recreational harvest of red snapper in Federal waters by private anglers landing in that state.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/06/2020-01653/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-reef-fish-fishery-of-the-gulf-of-mexico)
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