PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION
UNDER THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT
The National Marine Fisheries Service has filed notice of a proposed project which requires review by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state's approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant is proposing make changes under the Gulf Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan to reduce catch limits for the Other Shallow Water Complex (scamp, yellowmouth grouper, black grouper, and yellowfin grouper) in the Gulf of America and establish a fixed closed season for the recreational sector that is expected to constrain harvest to the revised catch limit.
Project details can be found at https://dmr.ms.gov/permitting or can be provided by mail if requested at 228-523-4106.
Any person wishing to make comments or objections to the proposed activity must submit those comments in writing to the Department of Marine Resources by mail to 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530; by fax to 228-374-5008; or by email to thomas.butera@dmr.ms.gov before 1:00 p.m. on the day August 25, 2025.
IPL0260135
Aug 10 2025