Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Closure of the Penaeid Shrimp Fishery Off South Carolina
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · shrimp · Published 2014-02-13 · Effective 2014-02-13 · 79 FR 8635
Document
Document number
2014-03168
Federal Register citation
79 FR 8635
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Species
shrimp
Publication date
2014-02-13
Effective date
2014-02-13
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120919470-3513-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the penaeid shrimp commercial sector to trawling, i.e., brown, pink, and white shrimp, in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off South Carolina in the South Atlantic. This closure is necessary to protect the spawning stock of white shrimp that has been subject to unusually cold weather conditions where state water temperatures have been 9 [deg]C (48 [deg]F), or less, for at least 7 consecutive days.