Regulatory Amendment of 1992 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Texas Document type Miscellaneous Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Policy/planning Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing authorization Marine fishes Crustaceans Fishing gear/fishing method Size Aquatic animals Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Spiny Lobster fishery in the U.S. Fishery Conservation Zone (FCZ) of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic under the Jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council addresses: (1) extension of the Florida spiny lobster trap certificate system for reducing the number of traps in the commercial fishery to the EEZ off Florida; (2) revision of the FMP commercial permitting requirements; (3) limitation of the number of live undersize lobster used as attractants for baiting traps; (4) specification of gear allowed for commercial fishing in the EEZ off Florida; (5) specification of the possession limit of spiny lobsters by persons diving at night; (6) requirement of lobsters harvested by divers be measured without removing from the water; and (7) specification of uniform trap and buoy numbers for the EEZ off Florida. All of these changes were implemented through the framework procedure of the FMP as established by Amendment 2. Full text English Website gulfcouncil.org References - Legislation Amends Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Legislation | United States of America | 1982 Keyword: Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing authorization, Marine fishes, Crustaceans, Bycatch, Fishing gear/fishing method, Landing, Foreign fishing, Protected fishing area, Total allowable catch, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX