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Gulf of Mexico Exempted Fishing Permits

The following are exempted fishing permits (EFP) that are currently applied for or have been issued for activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Southeast

Activities that may affect a fishery, community, or fishing sector may be reviewed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and be open for public comment. Those EFPs reviewed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council are listed below. 

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Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) and Letters of Acknowledgement (LOA) Application Information

 

  1. Better Bycatch Reduction Device for the Gulf Shrimp Fleet Project (Update 10/28/2024)

  2. Experimental Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Reduction Device

  3. Commercial Golden Crab Fishing Trap Testing

  4. State Pilot Project for the Management of Recreational Red Snapper Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

  5. Trap and Device Testing to Harvest Lionfish

  6. Headboat Pilot Program

  7. Mote Marine Lab Red Grouper Full Retention Study

  8. Exempted Fishing Permit: Quantification of Bycatch Composition and Survival in the Commercial Menhaden Purse Seine Fishery

Last updated by Southeast Regional Office on 10/28/2024

Exempted Fishing Permit