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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"
Holidays
and Administrative Leave
- taken from CFMC SOPP's
CFMC
SOPP's
This is a publication of the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
268 Muñoz Rivera Ave.,
Suite 1108
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920
Tel.: (787) 766-5926
Fax: (787) 766-6239
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All rights reserved.
Last
update: Friday, February 04, 2011
If
you find a broken link, unresponsive page, or if you have any comments
regarding this site, please contact L.
M. Montalvo.
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U.S. Caribbean EEZ,
Puerto Rico Area Closures |
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Graphic for
illustration purposes only.
Click on image to enlarge.
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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| Point |
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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