NMFS Announces Application for Exempted Fishing Permit for Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received an application from the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc. for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to study catch and bycatch in the shrimp fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic States, with the goal of characterizing these aspects within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf and South Atlantic.