NMFS Announces Exempted Fishing Permit Application for Gulf of Mexico Research Project

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) for a collaborative research project involving Texas Tech University, Texas A&M--Corpus Christi, and the commercial fishing organization Shareholders Alliance. The EFP would allow the applicants to collect and retain limited numbers of red snapper and other reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico to compare catch rates and discards.