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The 10th quota monitoring report (November 25, 2003) of commercial king mackerel and Spanish mackerel landings, etc., for the 2003/2004 fishing year is attached.
GULF GROUP KING MACKEREL
The fisheries for Gulf group king mackerel opened for the 2003/2004 fishing year on July 1, 2003. The Florida east coast subzone, however, opened on November 1, 2003, and will close on 03/31/2004, if the quota is not harvested before that date.
The commercial fishery for Gulf group king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone was closed at noon on November 13, 2003, when landings data indicated that the 168,750-pound quota was harvested. It will remain closed through June 30, 2004. Earlier, the daily trip limit for this subzone was reduced to 500 pounds on October 30, 2003, when landings information indicated that 75 percent of the quota had been harvested.
ATLANTIC GROUP KING MACKEREL AND ATLANTIC/GULF GROUP SPANISH MACKEREL
The 2003/2004 fishing year for the Atlantic migratory groups of king mackerel and Spanish mackerel and the Gulf migratory group of Spanish mackerel began on April 1, 2003, and ends on March 31, 2004. For this report, Florida landings data were not available for August, September, or October 2003.
Thanks again to our folks at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center for monitoring these mackerel landings. Also, thanks to those who have kindly provided feedback to improve/maintain the accuracy and utility of these reports.
For additional information contact Jason Rueter (727) 824-5350