Snapper Grouper Complex Species |
Snappers | Groupers | | Triggerfish | Grunts | Sea Basses |
Blackfin snapper | Black grouper | Wreckfish | Gray triggerfish | Cottonwick | Bank sea bass |
Black snapper | Coney | Yellowedge grouper | Ocean triggerfish | Margate | Black sea bass |
Cubera snapper | Gag | Yellowfin grouper | | Sailors choice | Rock sea bass |
Dog snapper | Goliath grouper* | Yellowmouth grouper | Jacks | Tomtate | |
Gray snapper | Graysby | | Almaco jack | White grunt | |
Lane snapper | Misty grouper | Porgys | Banded rudderfish | | |
Mahogany snapper | Nassau grouper* | Jolthead porgy | Bar jack | Spadefishes | |
Mutton snapper | Red grouper | Knobbed porgy | Greater amberjack | Spadefish | |
Queen snapper | Red hind | Longspine porgy | Lesser amberjack | | |
Red snapper* | Rock hind | Red porgy | | Wrasses | |
Schoolmaster | Scamp | Saucereye porgy | Tilefishes | Hogfish | |
Silk snapper | Speckled hind* | Scup | Blueline tilefish | | |
Vermilion snapper | Snowy grouper | Whitebone porgy | Golden tilefish | | |
Yellowtail snapper | Warsaw grouper* | | Sand tilefish | | |
*Harvest prohibeted
XVI. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rules 15A NCAC 03H .0103, 03M .0506 and 03M .0512.
B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rule 15A NCAC 03H .0103.
C. The intent of this proclamation is to maintain North Carolina’s compliance with the requirements of amendments to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. Effective October 1, 2008, the provisions found in this proclamation were eliminated from N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Rule 15A NCAC 03M .0506 in order to allow the Fisheries Director the latitude to comply with changes that occur in the requirements without suspending portions of the rule.
D. After a commercial snapper–grouper quota has been met, all purchase and sale is prohibited and take and/or possession is limited to the recreational bag limit when the recreational season is open (50 CFR Part §622.190(c)(1)). Please see the most recent FF Snapper Grouper recreational proclamation for recreational size and bag limits.
E. Federal rules for commercial Golden Tilefish Longline Endorsements became effective May 23, 2013 and can be found in 50 CFR Part § 622.170(f).
F. Federal rules for commercial Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements and pot restrictions, both of which were effective July 1, 2012, can be found in 50 CFR Part §622.170(e) and 50 CFR Part §622.189(e) and (f), respectively.
G. New federal permit and reporting requirements for dealers purchasing snapper grouper species became effective August 7, 2014. Please see 50 CFR Part §622.5(c) and http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishery_bulletins/documents/pdfs/2014/fb14-024_dealer_reporting_fr.pdf.
H. Species in the federal South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Complex include: (please go to www.safmc.net for the latest information).
I. Contact the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557, phone 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632 for more information, or visit the division website at http://www.ncmarinefisheries.net. For a quick guide to snapper grouper regulations, please see http://safmc.net/fish-id-and-regs/regulations-species.
J. This proclamation supersedes proclamation FF-58-2015, dated December 2, 2015. It opens the commercial seasons and establishes applicable commercial size limits and trip limits for snapper grouper species on January 1, 2016.
December 18, 2015
12:00 P.M.
FF-70-2015
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