# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico; 2024 Recreational Harvest Closure for Gag
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2024-06-28 · Effective 2024-09-16 · 89 FR 53883
## Document
- **Document number:** 2024-14225
- **Category:** other
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 53883
- **Publication date:** 2024-06-28
- **Effective date:** 2024-09-16
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 240506-0129
## Abstract

NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) for the gag recreational sector in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2024 fishing year. NMFS has projected that the 2024 recreational annual catch target (ACT) for gag will be reached by September 16, 2024. Therefore, NMFS closes the recreational sector for Gulf gag on September 16, 2024, and it will remain closed through the end of the fishing year on December 31, 2024. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf gag resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/28/2024-14225/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-reef-fish-resources-of-the-gulf-of)
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