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 2018-01-22 · Effective 2018-01-17 · 83 FR 2931
Document
Document number
2018-01033
Federal Register citation
83 FR 2931
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Species
shrimp
Publication date
2018-01-22
Effective date
2018-01-17
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120919470-3513-02
Abstract
NMFS closes the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off South Carolina in the South Atlantic to trawling for penaeid shrimp, i.e., brown, pink, and white shrimp. 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.