Commercial and Recreational Fishing Seasons and Closures

The NOAA Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, is responsible for managing commercial and recreational fisheries in the southeastern United States and U.S. Caribbean.  The following links provide a summary of fishing seasons, quotas, annual catch limits, and closures for Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean commercial and recreational fisheries.   The information available through this site may change over time and any discrepancies between this site and the regulations as published in the Federal Register will be resolved in favor of the Federal Register.

Gulf of Mexico

South Atlantic

Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Mackerel

Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands