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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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CFMC SOPP's  

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Caribbean Fishery Management Council
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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

Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (pdf) (February 1985)

Amendment 1 - pdf ( May 1990)

Regulatory Amendment - pdf (July 1991)

Amendment 2 - pdf (May 1993)

Regulation March 1994 - pdf 

Regulatory Amendment Concerning Red Hind (August 1996)

Regulations

Public Hearing Draft Amendment 2 To The Fishery Management Plan For The Queen Conch Fishery Of Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands And Amendment 5 To The Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan Of Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands (With Draft Environmental Impact Statement And Regulatory Impact Review) July 14, 2010 - ACLS  

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

NOAA-NMFS-2009-0191-0004 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). Bajo de Sico - Fed Register 

NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule to Modify the Seasonal Closure of Bajo de Sico in the U.S. Caribbean - SERO Bulletin

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

http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/CaribbeanReefFish.htm

Consolidation of Regulations into One Part CFR (50 CFR Part 622)