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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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and Administrative Leave
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CFMC
SOPP's
This is a publication of the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
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Suite 1108
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Tel.: (787) 766-5926
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U.S. Caribbean
EEZ (U.S.V.I.), St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John Area Closures |
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A
Final Rule for the SFA, Comprehensive Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the
U.S. Caribbean, was approved on October 28, 2005, for new rules/regulations
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
50 CFR
PART
622
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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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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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Area
Closures and/or Seasonal Closures
Red Hind-Lang Bank, Mutton Snapper, Hind Bank (MCD), Grammanik
Bank
Graphics source:
Frederick
Kyle, NMFS, Office of Law Enforcement, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Fishing pots, traps, bottom longlines, gillnets
or trammel nets is PROHIBITED year-round in
the closed areas specified below.*
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RED HIND Spawning aggregation
LANG
BANK - St. Croix, USVI
(no-take closure to all
species from December 1 through February 28, each
year)
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MUTTON SNAPPER Spawning
aggregation -
St.
Croix, USVI (no-take closure to all species from April 1 through
June 30, each year)
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HIND BANK
MCD RESERVE
St. Thomas, USVI
(year-round
closure, no-take and no
anchoring)
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| Point |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| A |
17°50.2'N |
64°27.9'W |
| B |
17°50.1'N |
64°26.1'W |
| C |
17°49.2'N |
64°25.8'W |
| D |
17°48.6'N |
64°25.8'W |
| E |
17°48.1'N |
64°26.1'W |
| F |
17°47.5'N |
64°26.9'W |
| A |
17°50.2'N |
64°27.9'W |
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| Point |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| A |
17°37.8'N |
64°53.0'W |
| B |
17°39.0'N |
64°53.0'W |
| C |
17°39.0'N |
64°50.5'W |
| D |
17°38.1'N |
64°50.5'W |
| E |
17°37.8'N |
64°52.5'W |
| A |
17°37.8'N |
64°53.0'W |
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| Point |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| A |
18°13.2'N |
65°06.0'W |
| B |
18°13.2'N |
64°59.0'W |
| C |
18°11.8'N |
64°59.0'W |
| D |
18°10.7'N |
65°06.0'W |
| A |
18°13.2'N |
65°06.0'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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