NMFS Announces Exempted Fishing Permit Application for Golden Crab in Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received an application from Bradford Whipple and Howard Rau for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to deploy golden crab traps and commercially fish for golden crab in the Gulf of Mexico on a limited basis, with the goal of collecting data on the effectiveness of the traps and the viability of a commercial golden crab fishery in the Gulf.