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The National Marine Fisheries Service has approved a change in the
minimum size limit for king mackerel from 20 inches fork length to 24 inches
fork length.
The change in minimum size limit became effective Sept. 20 after a
recommendation by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council under its
coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources Fishery Management Plan. The change is
in effect for the council^s area of jurisdiction which extends from the
Virginia/North Carolina line through Key West, Fla., from 3 miles to 200
miles offshore and applies to both commercial and recreational fisheries.
The current recreational catch limit off South Carolina of three
fish per angler per day and the commercial trip limit of 3,500 pounds per trip remains unchanged.
David Cupka, director of the Office of Fisheries Management with the
S.C. Department of Natural Resources in Charleston, reminds anglers that
under South Carolina law, "These same king mackerel regulations are also in
effect in state waters."
Uploaded: 9/23/1999
Uploaded: 9/23/1999