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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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Fishery Management Plans
  for the U.S. Caribbean (EEZ), Puerto Rico
and the U.S.V.I.

• ACLs - ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT

• Magnuson-Stevens Act -  Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendment - Reauthorization Act  1/31/07 Draft (link to NOAA, NMFS)

• SFA Amendment - Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) of the U.S. Caribbean to Address Required Provisions of the (SFA) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, SFA.  May 2005

• EFH GENERIC AMEND - Essential Fish Habitat Generic Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) of the U.S. Caribbean Including a Draft Environmental Assessment.  October 1998

• FEIS to the EFH - Final Environmental Impact Statement For The Generic Essential Fish Habitat Amendment to: Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan, Queen Conch Fishery Management Plan, Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan, Coral Fishery Management Plan for the U.S. Caribbean.  March 2004
  

• Grammanik Bank closed area - Area of Grammanik Bank Closed off  St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

BAJO DE SICO, PUERTO RICO

Management plan for the reef fish fishery of Puerto Rico and the u.s. virgin islands and the fishery management plan for the spiny lobster fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands modifying the  BAJO DE SICO SEASONAL CLOSURE  including a regulatory impact review and an environmental assessment. March 2009  (pdf document)

  Final Regulatory Amendment To The Fishery Management Plan For The Reef Fish Fishery Of Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands Modifying The Bajo De Sico Seasonal Closure Including A Regulatory Impact Review And An Environmental Assessment - March 2010   pdf

  Bajo de Sico closure extension (Federal Register)- NMFS issues this proposed rule that would implement a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (FMP) prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). This proposed rule would modify the Bajo de Sico seasonal closure from a 3-month closure to a 6-month closure, and prohibit fishing for and possession of Caribbean reef fish in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) portion of Bajo de Sico during the closure...  July 28, 2010  (other bulletins) (pdf document) 

  NMFS issues this final rule that implements a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (FMP) prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). This rule modifies the Bajo de Sico seasonal closure from a 3-month closure to a 6- month closure, and prohibits fishing for and possession of Caribbean reef fish in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) portion of Bajo de Sico during the closure. Bajo de Sico - Federal Register - November 2, 2010  pdf

  Caribbean Management of Bajo de Sico off Puerto Rico’s West Coast Frequently Asked Questions - November 2010  pdf

FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS  FOR THE U.S. CARIBBEAN (EEZ)
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.V.I.

• SPINY LOBSTER FMP - Fishery Management  Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Environmental Impact Statement and Regulatory Impact Review.  July 1981, November 1990, April 1991
  

• SHALLOW WATER REEF FISH FMP - Fishery Management  Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Regulatory Impact Review for the Shallow Water Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.  February 1985, July 1991, May 1993, August 1996
  

• CORAL FMP - Fishery Management Plan, Regulatory Impact Review, and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Coral
  

• Queen Conch-FMP - Fishery Management Plan, Regulatory Impact Review, and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Queen Conch Resources

• Consolidation of Regulations - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf and South Atlantic (50 CFR PART 622)