Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Texas Closure
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · shrimp · Published 2001-07-09 · 66 FR 35761
Document
Document number
01-17075
Federal Register citation
66 FR 35761
Type
Rule
Action
Adjustment of the ending date of the Texas closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Species
shrimp
Publication date
2001-07-09
NOAA docket
I.D. 062901C
Abstract
NMFS announces an adjustment to the ending date of the annual closure of the shrimp fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Texas. The Texas closure is intended to prohibit the harvest of brown shrimp during their major emigration from Texas estuaries to the Gulf of Mexico so the shrimp may reach a larger, more valuable size and to prevent the waste of brown shrimp that would be discarded in fishing operations because of their small size.