Amendment No. 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (Mackerels).

This Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic concerns, among other things: allocation of fish resources according to various zones (equitable allocation of the available king and Spanish mackerel resources among the various commercial user groups, as well as the recreational and for-hire sectors of the fishery); places restrictions on the use of gill nets or any other net gear for the harvest of Gulf group king mackerel; increases the minimum size limit for Gulf group king mackerel; allows the retention and sale of cut-off (damaged) legal-sized king and Spanish mackerel within established trip limits.