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FISHING CALENDAR


Fisheries Regulations, NOAA Fisheries

Summary Federal Fishing Regulations Guidelines for PR and USVI


DNER, PR - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Fishing Regulations

DPNR, USVI - Department of Planning and Natural Resources, USVI

USVI Fishing Regulations

Division of Fish and Wildlife Bureau Of Fisheries


Caribbean Fishing Seasons and Closures 

Closed Area Coordinates

Commercial Landings

Recreational Landings and Annual Catch Limits

Status of Fishery Stocks

Contact the Caribbean Branch

NOAA
Policy Directive System (PDS)


Magnuson-Stevens Act - amended 2007

Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendment - Reauthorization Act  1/31/07 Draft
(link to NOAA, NMFS)


50 CFR PART 622
- Fisheries Regulations, NOAA Fisheries

HMS - Highly Migratory Species, NMFS, NOAA
 

Federal Register


NOAA supports Strombus gigas conservation measures


CITES


Common Names of Fishes in Puerto Rico/Nombres Vulgares de Peces en Puerto Rico

BOOK " The Queen conch life story"

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Other Organizations

American Fisheries Society

American Fisheries Society - Fisheries Resources in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

AFS  decision to change Jewfish name to Goliath Grouper

Atlantic Coast Watch

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

  ARKive, a unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species.

Canal de Luís Peña Reserva Natural - Natural reserve, Canal Luis Peña, PR

Caribbean Environmental Program

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CITES  

CITES notification to the parties - Notifications to the Parties contain information about forthcoming meetings, decisions and recommendations of the permanent Committees, details of legislation of the Parties, details of lost or stolen permits or security stamps, advice on the interpretation or implementation of the Convention, etc. Revised versions of the Appendices, the list of reservations made by the Parties and the Resolutions and Decisions of the Conference of the Parties are also provided with these Notifications.

Contacts - Cites contacts per country

Now it is possible to access the book " The Queen conch life story" in the web page of CINVESTAV IPN Unidad Merida  -  http://www.mda.cinvestav.mx/biblioteca04.htm

Commercial Fish of Belize, 1967, Belize Fishing, Fishing on Ambergris Caye, Belize 

Conch Heritage Network provides information on queen conch biology, history, conservation, and research projects throughout the Florida and Caribbean region.  www.savetheconch.org

Conch News -Bibliography, scientific literature pertinent to gastropod Family Strombidae

coralations.org - CORALATIONS

Culebra No Take Marine Protected Area - MPA, no take area in Culebra, PR

CRFM-- Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Mechanism

European Commission - wildlife trade to and from the European Union

Directorate for Sanitary issues

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

FAO Fisheries - FAO's Major Programme on Fisheries 

Fishery Statistics - Updated sets of fishery statistical databases 

WECAFC - WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION 

Fish Base - Information System and Global Public Good on Fishes

Fish Ticker - Fishing search engine

Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute

  International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC)

 http://www.portaloceanico.net/

Island Resources Foundation

National Fisheries Conservation Center

National Library for the Environment

Sea Grant

National Sea Grant Office

Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Program

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Web Site

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

RecFish 2000   national symposium - proceedings

http://www.reefresilience.org/Toolkit_FSA/F8_VirginIslands.html

Reefs at Risk

Reefbase - Data and information for coral reef management. research and education

Reef Environmental Education Foundation

Modified version of the Sea Turtle Identification Chart.

Reef Net

Save the Conch - Consortium of scientists from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

http://seagrantpr.org/caribbean/data - SEA GRANT PR, Online Scientific Publication Database - The Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem

Shell Catalogue - Superfamily to Shell Tree

   ST THOMAS FISHERMEN ASSOCIATION - www.stfavi.org

TRAFFIC - TRAFFIC's mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

United Nations

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

WHOI - Coastal Research

Worldfish Center

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