# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Reopening of the Penaeid Shrimp Fisheries off South Carolina and Georgia
> **Rule** · Reopening of the penaeid shrimp fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off South Carolina and Georgia. · Published 2001-06-18 · Effective 2001-06-16 · 66 FR 32779
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-15298
- **Category:** weather-emergency
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Species:** shrimp
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 32779
- **Publication date:** 2001-06-18
- **Effective date:** 2001-06-16
- **NOAA docket:** I.D. 060501B
## Abstract

NMFS reopens the trawl fishery for penaeid shrimp, i.e., brown, pink, and white shrimp, in the EEZ off South Carolina and Georgia. This reopening is taken in accordance with the procedures and criteria specified in the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP) and its implementing regulations. The reopening is intended to provide optimal utilization of these penaeid shrimp resources while protecting the spawning stock of white shrimp that has been severely depleted by unusually cold weather conditions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/06/18/01-15298/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-shrimp-fishery-off-the-southern)
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