NMFS Issues Final Rule to Implement Amendment 15 for Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to implement Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, aiming to streamline the management process for Gulf shrimp stocks and revise criteria for determining the overfished and overfishing status of each penaeid shrimp stock.