Sec. 3. Federal Gulf of Mexico red snapper management
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Section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1883 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: In establishing the acceptable biological catch and total allowable catch for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, the Secretary shall include— Gulf State recreational fisheries surveys that are certified under subsection (h); and data related to red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico collected by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, nongovernmental organizations, and other nongovernmental sources, including universities and research institutions.
Beginning in fishing year 2018, the percentage of the total allowable catch of red snapper, and the duration of the red snapper fishing season in the Gulf of Mexico— for the commercial fishing sector shall be the same as such percentage and duration, respectively, that applied for the most recent fishing year, unless amended by the Secretary; and for the federally permitted charter fishing sector may not be less than the allocation and duration that applied to such sector for the most recent fishing year, unless amended by the Secretary.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize limiting fishing for red snapper by the federally permitted charter sector within a Gulf State’s seaward boundary in any period in which such fishing in the exclusive economic zone is not prohibited. . Section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1883 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: A Gulf State that conducts a recreational fisheries survey in the Gulf of Mexico to make catch estimates for red snapper landed in such State may submit such survey to the Secretary for certification.
The Secretary shall make a certification or a denial of certification for any survey submitted under paragraph
(1)not later than the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date the survey is submitted. A recreational fisheries survey is deemed to be certified effective upon the expiration of such period if the Secretary has not made a certification or denial of certification. If a survey of a Gulf State is denied certification under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the denial, provide the Gulf State a proposal for modifications to the survey. A proposal provided to a Gulf State for a survey under subparagraph (A)— shall be specific to the survey submitted by such Gulf State and may not be construed to apply to any other Gulf State; shall require revision to the fewest possible provisions of the survey; and may not unduly burden the ability of such Gulf State to revise the survey. If a survey of a Gulf State was denied certification under paragraph (2), the Gulf State may modify the survey and submit the modified survey to the Secretary for certification or denial of certification. The Secretary shall make a certification or denial of certification for any modified survey not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the modified survey is submitted. A modified survey is deemed to be certified effective upon the expiration of the period described in clause
(ii)if the Secretary has not made a certification or denial of certification. . Section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1883 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: Each Gulf State shall develop and promote best practices for use in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico to reduce barotrauma. . Section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1883 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this section may be construed to alter— any commercial catch share program for Gulf of Mexico red snapper; any Federal program related to charter fishing; or the fishing gear that may be used in the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. . Section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1883 ), as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term Gulf State means each of the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida. The term red snapper means the species Lutjanus campechanus. .
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