# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
> **Rule** · Closure. · Published 1998-03-10 · Effective 1998-03-05 · 63 FR 11628
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-6133
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 11628
- **Publication date:** 1998-03-10
- **Effective date:** 1998-03-05
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 980129023-8023-01
## Abstract

NMFS closes the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the overfished Gulf king mackerel resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/03/10/98-6133/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-coastal-migratory-pelagic-resources-of)
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