AXUS42 KMFL 282048 MISMFL FLC999-FLC994-FLC996-011600- THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, ANNOUNCES THAT THE COMMERCIAL GILLNET FISHERY FOR KING MACKEREL, IN FEDERAL WATERS IN THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA WEST COAST SUBZONE IS CLOSED, EFFECTIVE 6 A.M. LOCAL TIME, JANUARY 30, 2009. THIS CLOSURE REMAINS EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE GILLNET FISHING SEASON BEGINS NEXT YEAR AT, 6 A.M. LOCAL TIME, JANUARY 19 2010. DURING THE CLOSURE, GILLNETS CAN NOT BE USED IN A DIRECTED FISHERY FOR GULF GROUP KING MACKEREL ANYWHERE IN FEDERAL WATERS, AND GULF GROUP KING MACKEREL CAN NOT BE POSSESSED IN THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA WEST SUBZONE ABOARD A VESSEL USING OR POSSESSING A GILLNET WITH A STRETCHED MESH OF FOUR, AND THREE QUARTERS INCHES, OR LARGER. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE AT 7, 2, 7, 8, 2, 4, 5, 3, 0, 5.