Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Emergency Fisheries Closure in the Gulf of Mexico Due to the Deepwater Horizon MC252 Oil Spill; Amendment 4
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · Published 2010-12-08 · Effective 2010-12-03 · 75 FR 76300
Document
Document number
2010-30870
Federal Register citation
75 FR 76300
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary emergency rule; request for comments.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2010-12-08
Effective date
2010-12-03
NOAA docket
Docket No. 100510220-0598-05
Abstract
NMFS issues this temporary emergency rule to prohibit royal red shrimp fishing in a specific area of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) exclusive economic zone (EEZ), in response to a fishery interaction of the Gulf shrimp fishery with sub-surface oil byproducts from the Deepwater Horizon MC252 oil spill. This temporary emergency rule supersedes the temporary emergency rule published December 1, 2010 (75 FR 74648) and will remain in effect for 60 days. The intended effect of this temporary emergency rule is to assure seafood safety and consumer confidence in Gulf seafood.