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International trade · 01/12/2010Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NMFS Issues Emergency Rule to Close Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery Due to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a temporary rule to revise procedures for closing and reopening areas of the Gulf of Mexico exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for the royal red component of the Gulf shrimp fishery in response to a fishery interaction with oil or oil byproducts from the Deepwater Horizon MC252 oil spill.

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International trade · 10/13/2026

Maine's Summer Flounder Commercial Quota for 2026 Exhausted

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the 2026 commercial quota for summer flounder allocated to Maine has been fully harvested, leaving vessels with a permit for the summer flounder fishery without a landing opportunity in Maine for the remainder of 2026, unless additional quota is transferred from another state.

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International trade · 10/13/2026

NMFS Proposes Measures to Prevent Overfishing of Atlantic Spiny Dogfish

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan, which aims to establish allowable harvest levels for the spiny dogfish fishery in the northeastern United States, while enabling optimum yield based on the best scientific information available.

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