# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2023 Commercial Closure for South Atlantic Red Snapper
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2023-08-16 · Effective 2023-08-18 · 88 FR 55585
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-17506
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** red snapper
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 55585
- **Publication date:** 2023-08-16
- **Effective date:** 2023-08-18
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 121004515-3608-02
## Abstract

NMFS implements an accountability measure for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS projects that commercial landings of red snapper have reached the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2023 fishing year. Therefore, NMFS is closing the commercial sector for red snapper in the South Atlantic EEZ. This closure is necessary to protect the red snapper resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/16/2023-17506/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-2023-commercial-closure-for-south)
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