# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2022 Red Snapper Private Angling Component Closure in Federal Waters off Texas
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2022-08-31 · Effective 2022-09-03 · 87 FR 53415
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-18951
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** red snapper
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 53415
- **Publication date:** 2022-08-31
- **Effective date:** 2022-09-03
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 200124-0029: RTID 0648-XC320
## Abstract

NMFS announces a closure for the 2022 fishing season for the red snapper private angling component in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Texas in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) through this temporary rule. The red snapper recreational private angling component in the Gulf EEZ off Texas closes on September 3, 2022 until 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2023. This closure is necessary to prevent the private angling component from exceeding the Texas regional management area annual catch limit (ACL) and to prevent overfishing of the Gulf red snapper resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/31/2022-18951/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-reef-fish-fishery-of-the-gulf-of-mexico)
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