Summary


1) Remove federal commercial requirements from state rule for species that are not managed in adjacent federal waters. This would: a. Remove the federal South Atlantic snapper-grouper permit requirement for Atlantic commercial harvest of wenchman, black snapper, dog snapper, mahogany snapper, and schoolmaster; b. Remove the federal Gulf reef fish permit requirement for Gulf commercial harvest of misty grouper, rock hind, red hind, coney, graysby, black snapper, dog snapper, mahogany snapper, and schoolmaster; c. Remove the federal Gulf IFQ vessel account requirement for commercial harvest of Gulf red hind, rock hind, misty grouper, blackline tilefish, and anchor tilefish. 2) In the absence of federal rules, apply state rules in adjacent federal waters for reef fish species. This would essentially: a. Extend statewide regulations into federal waters for black snapper, dog snapper, mahogany snapper, and schoolmaster; b. Extend Gulf state regulations into adjacent federal waters for misty grouper, red hind, rock hind, coney, and graysby; c. Extend Atlantic state regulations into adjacent federal waters for wenchman. 3) Extend recreational snapper and grouper aggregate bag limits into adjacent federal waters (except in the case of red snapper). 4) Remove tiger grouper from state management.