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This action would implement the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's Amendment 18 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan.  It would do so by adjusting the target reduction goal for juvenile red snapper mortality in the Federal Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) shrimp trawl fishery in the 10-30 fathom depth zone, as well as modifying the Plan's framework procedure to streamline the process to make future modifications to this target reduction goal. As part of the Gulf red snapper rebuilding plan, NMFS previously capped effort in the Gulf shrimp fishery based on Council recommendation to protect juvenile red snapper caught as bycatch in shrimp nets. However, the Gulf red snapper stock is no longer overfished or undergoing overfishing, and the red snapper stock acceptable biological catch (ABC) has consistently increased under the rebuilding plan. Accordingly, this action is expected to promote economic stability and achievement of optimum yield in the Federal Gulf shrimp fishery by reducing effort constraints, while continuing to protect Gulf red snapper.