50 CFR 622.7 : Wildlife And Fisheries (§ 1.1 To Parts 698-699) — (§ 600.5 To Parts 655-659) — Fishery Conservation And Management, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, Department Of Commerce (§ 600.5 To Parts 655-659) — Fisheries Of The Caribbean, Gulf Of Mexico, And South Atlantic (§ 622.1 To Appendix G To Part 622) — General Provisions (§ 622.1 To § 622.17) — Fishing years.

The fishing year for species or species groups governed in this part is January 1 through December 31 except for the following:

(a) Allowable octocoral - October 1 through September 30.

(b) King and Spanish mackerel. The fishing year for the king and Spanish mackerel bag limits specified in § 622.382 is January 1 through December 31. The following fishing years apply only for the king and Spanish mackerel quotas specified in § 622.384:

(1) Gulf migratory group king mackerel - (i) Eastern zone - July 1 through June 30, except the northern subzone of the Florida west coast subzone, which has a fishing year of October 1 through September 30.

(ii) Western zone - July 1 through June 30.

(2) Gulf migratory group Spanish mackerel - April through March.

(3) South Atlantic migratory group king and Spanish mackerel - March through February.

(c) Wreckfish - April 16 through April 15.

(d) South Atlantic greater amberjack - March 1 through the end of February.

(e) South Atlantic black sea bass recreational sector - April 1 through March 31. (Note: The fishing year for the commercial sector for black sea bass is January 1 through December 31).