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Bill Mar 28, 2026

To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

This bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from issuing an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until (1) the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete, and (2) the data related to such study is integrated into the South Atlantic red snapper research track and operational stock assessment.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9373
John Rutherford U.S. Representative
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Atlantic Ocean Department of Commerce Fishes Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
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