The purpose of this rule amendment is to allow king mackerel to be landed in Collier County, a closed area, when they are caught in nearby waters of Monroe County that are open to harvest. This proposed rule amendment was requested by the commercial king mackerel industry because the current king mackerel landing regulations create an economic burden on commercial fishermen who are located in Collier County. These fishermen are currently required to transport their legally harvested king mackerel to the Keys to land and sell their legally caught king mackerel because there are no wholesale fish dealers in mainland Monroe County near Collier County. The effect of this rule would be to remove an economic burden to commercial king mackerel fishermen based in Collier County by allowing the landing of king mackerel in Collier County when the king mackerel are harvested from open waters adjacent to mainland Monroe County.