{"abstract":"NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CE-BA1) to the following South Atlantic fishery management plans (FMPs): The FMP for Coral, Coral reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region (Coral FMP); the FMP for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States (Dolphin and Wahoo FMP); the FMP for Golden Crab of the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab FMP); the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Shrimp FMP); and the FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council); as well as the FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources (CMP FMP); and the FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic (Spiny Lobster FMP), as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils. This proposed rule would establish Deepwater Coral Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (Deepwater Coral HAPCs) off the coast of the southern Atlantic States in which the use of specified fishing gear and methods and the possession of coral would be prohibited. Within the Deepwater Coral HAPCs, fishing zones would be created that would allow continued fishing on the historical grounds for golden crab and deepwater shrimp. In addition, CE-BA1 would update existing Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) information in the area off the southern Atlantic States, thus, addressing the need for spatial representation of designated EFH and EFH-HAPCs. The intended effects of this rule are to protect what is thought to be the largest distribution of pristine deepwater coral ecosystems in the world while minimizing the effects on traditional fishing in the Deepwater Coral HAPCs.","action":"Proposed rule; request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2010/03/26/2010-6764.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":622,"title":50}],"citation":"75 FR 14548","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2010-05-10","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Written comments on this proposed rule must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on May 10, 2010.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. 0911051395-0145-01"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2010-6764","effective_on":null,"end_page":14554,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2010/03/26/2010-6764.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/26/2010-6764/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-comprehensive-ecosystem-based-amendment","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2010-6764?publication_date=2010-03-26","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2010-03-26/2010-6764/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":7,"page_views":{"count":67,"last_updated":"2026-08-24 14:15:12 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-03-26/pdf/2010-6764.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2010-03-26","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2010/03/26/2010-6764.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0648-AY32":{"issue":"201010","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0648-AY32/comprehensive-ecosystem-based-amendment-1","title":"Comprehensive Ecosystem Based Amendment 1","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201010&RIN=0648-AY32&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0648-AY32"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2010-03-26T16:11:09Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":14548,"subtype":null,"title":"Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment for the South Atlantic Region","toc_doc":"Comprehensive EcosystemBased Amendment for the South Atlantic Region","toc_subject":"Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic:","topics":["Fisheries","Fishing","Puerto Rico","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Virgin Islands"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":75}