{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-622.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 622.7","heading":"Fishing years.","body":"The fishing year for species or species groups governed in this part is January 1 through December 31 except for the following:\n(a) Allowable octocoral—October 1 through September 30.\n(b) King and Spanish mackerel. The fishing year for the king and Spanish mackerel bag limits specified in § 622.382 is January 1 through December 31. The following fishing years apply only for the king and Spanish mackerel quotas specified in § 622.384:\n(1) Gulf migratory group king mackerel—(i) Southern zone—July 1 through June 30.\n(ii) Northern zone—October 1 through September 30.\n(iii) Western zone—July 1 through June 30.\n(2) Gulf migratory group Spanish mackerel—April through March.\n(3) South Atlantic migratory group king and Spanish mackerel—March through February.\n(c) Wreckfish—April 16 through April 15.\n(d) South Atlantic greater amberjack—March 1 through the end of February.\n(e) South Atlantic black sea bass recreational sector—April 1 through March 31. (Note: The fishing year for the commercial sector for black sea bass is January 1 through December 31).\n(f) South Atlantic yellowtail snapper—August 1 through July 31.\n(g) Gulf yellowtail snapper—August 1 through July 31.\n(h) Gulf greater amberjack recreational sector—August 1 through July 31. (Note: The fishing year for the commercial sector for greater amberjack is January 1 through December 31).","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF AMERICA, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"c55be127ffa05b8794699c0dd4b6d8d6e2a0585de83d6bc35cd9f56bd9c395d7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-622.6","next":"us/50-cfr-622.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}