Review of the 1986 Texas Closure for the Shrimp Fishery Off Texas and Louisiana

Review of the 1986 Texas Closure for the Shrimp Fishery Off Texas and Louisiana PDF

Author: Edward F. Klima

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Published: 1987

Total Pages: 340

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"The implementation of the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery management plan (FMP) in May 1981 permitted, for the first time, closure of the brown shrimp fishery fran the coastline to 200 nautical miles off the Texas coast. The objectives of the Texas closure management measure were to increase the yield of shrimp and to eliminate waste caused by discard of undersized shrimp in the fishery conservation zone (FCZ). According to the FMP, shrimp yield would be increased by protecting shrimp fran fishing during the period when they were predominantly small and were growing rapidly. Discards would be reduced by eliminating the count restriction in order to allow all shrimp caught to be landed. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) agreed to continue this seasonal closure of the brown shrimp fishery off the Texas coast in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and again in 1986. The 1986 Texas Closure was implemented fran 10 May to 2 July 1986, but unlike other years the area closed was only fran the coastline to 15 nautical miles off the Texas coast. It was determined by the Council that this type of closure would still allow small brown shrimp to be protected from harvest but would also allow the taking of larger brown shrimp by fisherman in deeper waters"--Introduction, paragraph 1

Review of the 1983 Texas Closure for the Shrimp Fishery Off Texas and Louisiana

Review of the 1983 Texas Closure for the Shrimp Fishery Off Texas and Louisiana PDF

Author: Edward F. Klima

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13:

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"The implementation of the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery management plan (FMP) in May 1981 permitted, for the first time, closure of the brown shrimp fishery from the coastline to 200 miles off the Texas coast and was in effect from 22 May to 15 July 1981. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) agreed to continue the seasonal closure of the brown shrimp fishery off the Texas coast in 1982 and again in 1983 and implemented the third closure from 27 May to lS July. The objectives of the Texas closure management measure are to increase the yield of shrimp and to eliminate waste caused by discard of undersized shrimp in the fishery conservation zone (FC̃). According to the FMP, shrimp yield would be increased by protecting shrimp from fishing during the period when they are pre- dominantly small and are growing rapidly. Discards would be reduced by eliminating the count restriction in order to allow all shrimp caught to be landed. The purpose of this report is to provide information to determine how well the objectives of the Texas closure regulations were achieved in 1982 and 1983. This report reviews and analyzes the characteristics of the Texas and Louisiana fisheries west of the Mississippi River and describes the catch, fishing. effort, relative abundance and recruitment to the offshore fishery from June 1982-Aug 1983"--Introduction

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