# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Electronic Reporting for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels and Headboats in Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
> **Rule** · Final rule; effective date. · Published 2021-09-14 · Effective 2020-07-21 · 86 FR 51014
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-19622
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 51014
- **Publication date:** 2021-09-14
- **Effective date:** 2020-07-21
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 210907-0179
## Abstract

NMFS announces the effective date for previously approved vessel location tracking requirements applicable to an owner or operator of charter vessel or headboat for which NMFS has issued a valid Federal charter vessel/headboat permit for federally managed reef fish or coastal migratory pelagic (CMP) species in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). The purpose of this final rule is to announce the effective date for vessel location tracking requirements for reef fish and CMP in the Gulf that NMFS previously delayed indefinitely on July 21, 2020.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/14/2021-19622/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-electronic-reporting-for-federally)
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