Better Bycatch Reduction Devices for the Gulf of Mexico Commercial Shrimp Trawl Fishery
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Current Gulf of Mexico BRD Regulations for Federal & State Waters
FEDERAL |
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Texas: |
- In outside waters (Gulf of Mexico extending from the shoreline seaward to nine nautical miles) a certified (see federal list above) BRD is required in each net; In inside waters (Bays, passes, rivers or other bodies of water landward from the Gulf of Mexico), unless operating under a bait shrimp license, shrimp trawler are required to have one of the federally approved BRDs, or an extended mesh funnel BRD (see regulations for specifications)
- Texas Commercial Fishing Regulations Summary: 2022-2023
- Texas Administrative Code
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Louisiana: |
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Mississippi: |
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Alabama: |
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Florida: |
- A federally approved BRD is required in each net for otter trawls and skimmer trawls in Florida waters. In nearshore and inshore Florida waters (defined as all Florida waters inside a line three nautical miles seaward of the coastline along the Gulf of Mexico), the Florida Finfish Excluder (see regulations for specifications) is also an approved device.
- Florida Administrative Code
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