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FISHING CALENDAR
Fisheries
Regulations, NOAA Fisheries
Summary Federal
Fishing Regulations
Guidelines
for PR and USVI
DNER, PR
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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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This is a publication of the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
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Regulations
Guidelines for Queen Conch Fishing in the
U.S. Caribbean EEZ, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands
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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
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Visit http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/CaribbeanQueenConch.htm
for latest information.
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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queen
conch Strombus gigas
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Fishery Management Plan,
Regulatory Impact Review, and Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Queen
Conch Resources |
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Closed
Fishery
Fishing
for or possession of queen conch in the EEZ is PROHIBITED,
with the exception of Lang Bank, St. Croix, USVI (east of 64°34’W).
Fishing
for or possession of queen conch
allowed from
October 1 through June 30 each year, at Lang Bank, St. Croix, USVI (east of
64°34’W).*
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See Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 208/
Friday, October 28, 2005/ Rules and Regulations
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Size Limit
The possession of undersized queen conch less
than nine (9) inches total length or less than 3/8 inch lip
thickness measured at the thickest point of the lip is PROHIBITED.
All species in the fisheries management unit must be landed
still attached to the shell.
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Queen
conch harvest size limit.
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Quota and Bag
Limits
Daily limit for non-commercial fishers
is three (3) queen conch per day, not to exceed twelve (12)
per boat.
Licensed commercial fishers may land
one hundred and fifty (150) queen conch per day.
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Gear Restrictions
Harvest of queen conch
at Lang Bank east of St. Croix, USVI, using HOOKAH gear is PROHIBITED.
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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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