Although other drum species frequent state waters, the sand drum, or Umbrina coroides, lives near sandy beaches such as those of southern Texas. Charter boat limits New limits on king mackerel caught in the Gulf could prevent charter and headboat captains and crew members from keeping fish they land, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced. The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fisheries Management Councils proposed the new regulations as part of a series of rules governing both the king and Spanish mackerel fisheries. Recreational anglers have overrun king mackerel quotas since 1986, and a considerable portion of the excess harvest comes from increased landings by for-hire vessels, NMFS said. The course covers tides, winds and fishing conditions.
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The move comes in response to depressed populations of the species in the prescribed area, located west of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee. The DWF plans to accept written comments on the proposal for two months, until Aug. 6. 2415 Darnall Road, New Iberia, La., 70660. Gulf Outlet Marina. Young Men's Business Club Fishing Rodeo.