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International trade · 06/07/1994Updated: 10/16/2026 · 1 min read

NMFS Announces Adjustment of Shrimp Fishery Closure in Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has adjusted the annual closure of the shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, changing the ending date from July 15 to July 7, 1994, to allow brown shrimp to reach a larger, more valuable size.

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