# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Commercial Red Snapper Component
> **Rule** · Notice of closure. · Published 1999-04-29 · Effective 1999-04-15 · 64 FR 23026
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-10701
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** red snapper
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 23026
- **Publication date:** 1999-04-29
- **Effective date:** 1999-04-15
- **NOAA docket:** I.D. 042399D
## Abstract

NMFS closes the commercial fishery for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has determined that the initial portion of the annual commercial quota for red snapper was reached on April 15, 1999. This closure is necessary to protect the red snapper resource.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/04/29/99-10701/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-reef-fish-fishery-of-the-gulf-of-mexico)
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