# 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 1999-03-19 · Effective 1999-03-16 · 64 FR 13528
## Document
- **Document number:** 99-6660
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 64 FR 13528
- **Publication date:** 1999-03-19
- **Effective date:** 1999-03-16
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 961204340-7087-02
## 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/1999/03/19/99-6660/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-coastal-migratory-pelagic-resources-of)
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