Conserving, Restoring and Managing the United States Caribbean Fishery Resources, Puerto Rico and  the United States Virgin Islands

What's New in 2012?

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council  meetings audio recordings from 2005 to the present are available upon request (CD/DVD format.) Requests by email or letter addressed to Ms. L. M. Montalvo, CFMC Headquarters.

143rd Regular Council Meeting,  August 28-29, in Puerto Rico, please mark your calendar!

Federal Register /Vol. 77, No. 74 /Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / Proposed Rules  22749  -  Petition To List 83 Species of Coral as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) - Notice of availability of reports, request for information, and notice of public listening sessions and scientific workshops.

El Servicio Nacional de Pesquerías Marinas anuncia las Vistas Públicas sobre la reglamentación propuesta para las medidas de manejo de la Enmienda 4 en el Caribe Americano al Plan de Manejo Consolidado de las Especies Altamente Migratorias del 2006 8 de mayo de 2012,  3:00-5:00 p.m., Ateneo Puertorriqueño - Biblioteca del Ateneo Puertorriqueño, Avenida Constitución, Parada 2, Viejo San Juan, San Juan PR 00901 9 de mayo de 2012, 2:00-5:00 p.m., Servicio de Extensión Agrícola, 2440 Avenida Las Américas, Ste. 208, Centro Gubernamental, Ponce, PR 00717-2111 10 de mayo de 2012, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Universidad de Puerto Rico, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayagüez, Edif. de Física,. Salón 310, Mayagüez, PR 00680

Next meeting of the CFMC Outreach and Education Advisory Panel will be held on May 29, 2012, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm,at the Buccaneer Hotel in St. Croix.

Transcriptions and other documents  SSC & AP JOINT MEETING, March 14-15, 2012.   The SSC & AP met on March 14-15, 2012 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Tartak St., Carolina, Puerto Rico.  The AP met on March 15, 2012, concurrently with the SSC during the morning session, and then met separately during the afternoon session to discuss the three presentations given during the morning session.

NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule and Draft Amendment 4 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan: U.S. Caribbean Management Measures.   The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to modify the regulations governing the federal small-scale highly r11igratory species (HMS) fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean Region. The purpose of this amendment is to enact HMS management measures that better correspond with the traditional operation of the small-scale HMS fishing fleet in the U.S. Caribbean Region and to provide NMFS with an improved capability to monitor and sustainably manage those fisheries. 03-19-12_amendment_4_proposed_rule_listserv    03-16-12_amendment_4_proposed_rule_77_fr_15701    Draft Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review,and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for - Amendment 4 to the 2006 Consolidated AtlanticHighly Migratory Species Fishery ManagementPlan: U.S. Caribbean Management Measures

FB12-020 - Seasonal Prohibition on the Possession of Mutton and Lane Snapper in Caribbean Federal Waters Begins at 12:01 a.m., Local Time, April 1, 2012 -  NOAA Fisheries Service would like to remind fishermen there is a seasonal prohibition on fishing for or possession of mutton and lane snapper from 12:01 a.m., local time, April 1 through June 30 each year in U.S. Caribbean federal waters. March 26, 2012.     FB12-020 Sp - Temporada De Veda Para La Pesca Y Posesion De La Sama Y El Arrayao En Las Aguas Federales Del Caribe Americano, Comenzando A Las 12:01 Am, Hora Local, Efectivo El 1ro De Abril De 2012 - El Servicio Nacional de Pesquerías Marinas (NOAA Fisheries) quiere recordarle a todos los pescadores sobre la temporada de veda para la pesca y posesión de la sama y el arrayao en las aguas federales del Caribe Americano, comenzando a las 12:01 a.m., hora local, desde el 1 ro de abril hasta el 30 de junio de cada año.  26 de marzo de 2012

Federal Register /Vol. 77, No. 24 /Monday, February 6, 2012 / Proposed Rules 5751 NMFS proposes to amend the regulations that implement section 401(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The amendments would eliminate duplicative permitting and registration requirements for holders of Main Hawaiian Islands Non-commercial Bottomfish Permits; allow states that exempt minors under the age of 17 from the state license or registration requirements to be eligible for Exempted State designation; allow the U.S. Virgin Islands to be designated as an Exempted State under the qualifying regional survey option of the rule; and clarify and update various provisions of the rule.

FB12-012  Mutton Snapper Spawning Aggregation Seasonal Area Closure in Caribbean Federal Waters Begins at 12:01 a.m., Local Time, March 1, 2012. -  February 17, 2012 NOAA Fisheries Service reminds the public that commercial and recreational fishing is prohibited from 12:01 a.m., local time, March 1 through June 30, each year in or from those parts of the mutton snapper spawning aggregation area that are in the exclusive economic zone.      FB12-012S - Cierre de Temporada en el Área de la Agregación de Desove de la Sama en aquella porciónde las Aguas Federales del Caribe Americano al sudoeste de Santa Cruz, Islas Vírgenes Americanas, comenzando a las 12:01 a.m., hora local, efectivo el 1ro de marzo de 2012. El Servicio Nacional de Pesquerías Marinas (NOAA Fisheries) recuerda al público en general que la pesca comercial y recreacional está prohibida desde las 12:01 a.m., hora local, del 1ro de marzo hasta el 30 de junio de cada año, en las aguas de la zona económica exclusiva del area conocida como el área de desove de la sama al sudeste de Santa Cruz, Islas Vírgenes Americanas.

FB12-004  - Seasonal Prohibition Regarding Red, Black, Tiger, Yellowfin, and Yellowedge Grouper in Caribbean Federal Waters and Seasonal Closure of Grammanik Bank off St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Begins at 12:01 a.m., Local Time, February 1, 2012. January 18, 2012      FB12-004 Español - Temporada de veda para la pesca y posesion del mero rojo, negro (mero prieto), dientes de sable (tigre), guajil (mero pinto), y guajil amarillo, en las aguas federales del Caribe Americano y cierre de temporada en el area del Banco Grammanik en San Tomas, Islas Vírgenes Americanas.  January 18, 2012

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