Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Closure of the Penaeid Shrimp Fisheries off South Carolina and Georgia
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · shrimp · Published 2001-03-19 · Effective 2001-03-13 · 66 FR 15357
Document
Document number
01-6623
Federal Register citation
66 FR 15357
Type
Rule
Action
Closure of the penaeid shrimp fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off South Carolina and Georgia.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Species
shrimp
Publication date
2001-03-19
Effective date
2001-03-13
NOAA docket
I.D. 031201C
Abstract
NMFS closes the trawl fishery for penaeid shrimp, i.e., brown, pink, and white shrimp, in the EEZ off South Carolina and Georgia. This closure action is taken in accordance with the procedures and criteria specified in the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP) and its implementing regulations and is intended to protect the spawning stock of white shrimp that has been severely depleted by unusually cold weather conditions.