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Shrimp Amendment 17B: Yield, Permit Threshold, and Transit Provisions

Final Rule |
Gulf of Mexico

Overview

Description
Defines optimum yield for shrimp, determines the appropriate number of permits to achieve optimum yield on a continuing basis, considers measures to maintain the appropriate number of permits for the federal Gulf shrimp fishery
Fishery Management
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery Management Plan
Fishing Type
Commercial
Affected Species
Brown Shrimp
Pink Shrimp
White Shrimp
Royal Red Shrimp
Action Status
Final Rule
Effective
01/22/2018
Point of Contact
Frank Helies, Frank.Helies@noaa.gov, 727-824-5305

Summary

Amendment 17B defines the optimum yield for shrimp, determines the appropriate number of permits to achieve optimum yield on a continuing basis, considers measures to maintain the appropriate number of permits for the federal Gulf shrimp fishery without increasing bycatch, and develops provisions for non-federally permitted.

Amendment

Amendment 17B Yield, Threshold Number of Permits, and Transit Provisions

Federal Register

Bulletins

NOAA Fisheries Announces New Management Measures in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery

FB17-079 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Bulletin; For More Information, Contact: Frank Helies, 727-824-5305, frank.helies@noaa.gov
December 21, 2017 -
Southeast

Request for Comments: Management Issues in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery

FB17-054 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Bulletin; For More Information, Contact: Frank Helies, 727-824-5305, Frank.Helies@noaa.gov
October 04, 2017 -
Southeast

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on 03/18/2019