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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

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Links on Nassau grouper

US GOVERNMENT -  NOAA

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/species/nassaugrouper_detailed.pdf - SPECIES OF CONCERN, US DOC, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service 

http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_spawn.html - Studying Nassau grouper spawning aggregations The key to rebuilding and conserving this important fishery resource, by Craig Dahlgren.

http://www.safmc.net/FishIDandRegs/FishGallery/NassauGrouper/tabid/307/Default.aspx - South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

OTHER SITES

http://www.breef.org/ - Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation

http://www.safmc.net/FishIDandRegs/FishGallery/NassauGrouper/tabid/307/Default.aspx -  South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Managed Species, Federal Regulations

http://www.floridaconservation.org/marine/fishid/groupnas.html - Nassau grouper fish identification

http://www.eleutheranews.com/national/206.html - Closure of the Nassau grouper season - Dec 1, 2008 to Feb 28, 2009. Government of the Bahamas.

http://www.sms.si.edu/irlSpec/Epinep_striat.htm - by:  J. Dineen, Smithsonian Marine Station

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=18 - FISHBASE ID page

http://www.aida-americas.org/aida.php?page=fisheries_nassau - Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense