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- Navassa Island DPV Survey,
November 2004
Bulletin - Notice
of New Observer Program for the South Atlantic Shrimp Fishery
Bulletin - Seasonal
Prohibition on the possession of mutton and lane snapper in Caribbean
Federal waters begins at 12:01 AM local time, April 1,
2008
Bulletin
- Seasonal
Prohibition from February 1, 2008 to April 30 of
each year
Fishing Regulations
Guidelines
summary
RECREATIONAL
FISHERS WORKSHOP
- presentations
Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendment - Reauthorization Act 1/31/07
Draft
50 CFR
PART
622
Federal
Register
DNER, PR
-
Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Fishing Regulations
and amendments
Guide for recreational
fishers, to request a copy "Guia informativa para la pesca
Recreativa en Puerto Rico"
Guide
to Regulations and Biology for Law Enforcement Officers in
Puerto Rico
Attention! Pleasure Boat Operators
- Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
Pescadores
de Puerto Rico -
Obligaciones y Beneficios
Contributivos
DPNR,
USVI - Department of Planning and Natural Resources, USVI
USVI
Fisher Info. Booklet
- pdf - July 2004
Grammanik
Bank Closure
Common
Names of Fishes in Puerto Rico/Nombres Vulgares de Peces en Puerto Rico
NOAA
supports Strombus gigas conservation measures
BOOK
" The Queen conch life story"
CITES Notification to the Parties
Recreational Rules
for HMS
New
Fishing Regulations for Atlantic Sharks (December, 2003)
Updated:
May 20, 2008 01:40 PM
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Puerto Rico Area Closures |
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illustration purposes only.
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Graphics source:
Frederick
Kyle, NMFS, Office of Law Enforcement, St. Petersburg, Fl.
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Important
notice:
For
details, readers should contact the Council, or refer to the
comprehensive amendment or the final rule.
Any discrepancies between
this documents, bulletin and the final rule as published in the Federal
Register will be resolved in favor of the Federal
Register.
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*See
SFA - Comprehensive Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the
U.S. Caribbean
Southeast Regional
Office - SFA, public
bulletin
FINAL RULE - Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 208/
Friday, October 28, 2005/ Rules and Regulations
Most
recent regulations 50
CFR PART 622
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About red
hind, Red
Hind Spawning Aggregations
- Map
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Fishing
pots, traps, bottom longlines, gillnets or trammel nets is PROHIBITED
year-round in the closed areas specified below.*
From
December 1 through the last day of February each year, no
person may fish for or possess red hind in or from the
Caribbean EEZ off the west coast of Puerto Rico (west of 67°10'
W. longitude).
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Radius 1.5 miles surrounding the following:
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BUOY 8,
TOURMALINE BANK
No-take
closure to all species from December 1 through last day of February, each
year.
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BUOY 6,
ABRIR LA SIERRA BANK
No-take closure to all species from December 1
through last day of February, each year.
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BAJO
DE SICO
Closed
completely, fishing for all species is prohibited from December 1
through last day of February, each year. The Government of Puerto Rico
closed, by Executive Order, the remainder of the Bajo de Sico Area
to all fishing during the seasonal closure.
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Latitude |
Longitude |
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A |
18°11.2'N |
67°22.4'W |
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B |
18°11.2'N |
67°19.2'W |
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C |
18°08.2'N |
67°19.2'W |
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D |
18°08.2'N |
67°22.4'W |
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A |
18°11.2'N |
67°22.4'W |
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| Point |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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A |
18°06.5'N |
67°26.9'W |
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B |
18°06.5'N |
67°23.9'W |
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C |
18°03.5'N |
67°23.9'W |
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D |
18°03.5'N |
67°26.9'W |
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A |
18°06.5'N |
67°26.9'W |
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| Point |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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A |
18°15.7'N |
67°26.4'W |
| B |
18°15.7'N |
67°23.2'W |
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C |
18°12.7'N |
67°23.2'W |
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D |
18°12.7'N |
67°26.4'W |
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A |
18°15.7'N |
67°26.4'W |
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Disclaimer
The
present Guide has the purpose of providing appropriate
information to fishers about regulations and helping in the
recovery of the stocks and the sustainable use of marine fishery
resources in the Caribbean.
This
Guide is for general information purposes. Fishery
Regulations are subject to changes.
For more information on
fishery regulations you may visit the Federal Register.
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