Georgia Shrimp Season to Close on December 31 Due to Smaller Shrimp Size
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Coastal Resources Division announced the 2021 commercial and recreational food shrimp season will close as prescribed by state law at 6:30 p.m. on December 31.
The closure impacts Georgia’s territorial waters, which extend three nautical miles out to sea and includes the use of trawls, cast nets, seines and all other types of fishing gear.
Georgia also noted that federally managed waters from three to 200 nautical miles offshore will remain open for shrimping. Bait shrimping remains open in approved harvest areas...
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