Amendment No. 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (Mackerels). Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Texas Document type Miscellaneous Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Migratory species Marine fishes Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Geographical area Americas, North America Abstract This Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic extends the commercial king mackerel permit moratorium until replaced with a license limitation, limited access, and/or individual fishing quota or individual transferable quota system. Since the commercial king mackerel harvest is regulated through allocations of TAC, the biological effects of open access and an increase in the number of participants would be constraine Full text English Website gulfcouncil.org References - Legislation Amends Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 1983 Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Marine fishes, Migratory species, Size, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX