date:Jul 31, 2012
This amendment prohibits commercial spiny lobster trap fishing in certain areas of the Florida Keys to protect threatened corals. A final rule implementing these regulations published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2012 (77 FR 44168) with an effective date of August 27, 2012.
The fishery management plan for spiny lobster is jointly managed by the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils).
NOAA Fisheries Service and the Councils developed Amendment 11 to addr