# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 16
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2015-03-25 · Effective 2015-04-24 · 80 FR 15691
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-06571
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** shrimp
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 15691
- **Publication date:** 2015-03-25
- **Effective date:** 2015-04-24
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 140903744-5258-02
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule revises the annual catch limit (ACL) for royal red shrimp, removes the royal red shrimp quota, and revises the accountability measures (AMs) for royal red shrimp to remove an inconsistency in the regulations. The purpose of this rule is to prevent overfishing of the royal red shrimp resource while helping to achieve optimum yield and reconcile conflicting Federal regulations.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/03/25/2015-06571/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-shrimp-fishery-of-the-gulf-of-mexico)
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