Synthesis of Management Histories for Gulf of America Reef Fishes through 2024

Fisheries resources are monitored using stock assessments and other quantitative analyses and managed for sustainability using regulations. Historically, compilation of management histories for stock assessments in the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico) has been a collaborative process involving the Gulf Council (formerly the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council), the Southeast Regional Office, and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). Efforts to document these management actions have traditionally been expended for one species at a time at the onset of a stock assessment. The objective of this document was to provide a comprehensive review of management regulations for all Gulf of America Reef Fish (Gulf Reef Fish) that fall within the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico (Reef Fish FMP).