January 11, 2023 — Allocation issues are nearly always complicated and controversial. The same could be said of Amendment 53 to the Management Plan for Reef Fish in the Gulf of Mexico.
On Friday, Jan. 6, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld NOAA Fisheries’ decision to implement Amendment 53 to the Management Plan for Reef Fish in the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance said in a statement.