# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2024-2025 Recreational Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; recreational fishing season. · Published 2024-03-27 · Effective 2024-04-26 · 89 FR 21213
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-06525
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** grouper
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 21213
- **Publication date:** 2024-03-27
- **Effective date:** 2024-04-26
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 130403320-4891-02
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the recreational fishing season for black sea bass in South Atlantic Federal waters will extend throughout the species' 2024-2025 fishing year. Announcing the length of recreational fishing 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 while NMFS manages harvest to protect the black sea bass resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/27/2024-06525/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-snapper-grouper-fishery-of-the-south)
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