# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2021-2022 Recreational Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; recreational season length. · Published 2021-04-01 · Effective 2021-04-01 · 86 FR 17080
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-06702
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** grouper
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 17080
- **Publication date:** 2021-04-01
- **Effective date:** 2021-04-01
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 130403320-4891-02
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the length of the recreational fishing season for black sea bass in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic will extend throughout the species' 2021-2022 fishing year. Announcing the length of the recreational season for black sea bass is one of the accountability measures (AMs) for the recreational sector. This announcement allows recreational fishers to maximize their opportunity to harvest the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) for black sea bass during the fishing season while managing harvest to protect the black sea bass resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/01/2021-06702/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-snapper-grouper-fishery-of-the-south)
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