The purpose and effect of this rule development notice is to address possible rule amendments for the food shrimp fishery that operates off the coast of northeast Florida. The rule amendment being considered would modify the Commission’s Florida East Coast Shrimp Bed regulations, 68B-31.0156, Florida Administrative Code, to expand the area where the food shrimp fishery off northeast Florida is allowed to operate during April and May when the remaining portion of the East Coast Shrimp Bed is closed to harvest.