NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Amendment 8 of Shrimp Fishery Management Plan

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement Amendment 8 of the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, aiming to streamline the process of establishing or modifying management measures for royal red shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico's exclusive economic zone, thereby allowing for more timely implementation of these measures.