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Queen Conch Initiative

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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

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Caribbean Fishery Management Council
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce

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Fishery Management Plan, Regulatory Impact Review and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands

June 1996

IMG_0148_-_2.jpg (728159 bytes)  Queen Conch, strombus gigas

Queen Conch FMP cover page

Table 6
Results of Production Model Analyses of
Puerto Rico's West Coast Conch Fishery

Table of Contents

Figure 1
Queen Conch Distribution

Acronyms

Figure 2
Predictions of Yield Versus Effort for the
Puerto Rico West Coast Conch Fishery From Four Different Stock Production Models

Fishery Management Plan

Figure 3
Estimated Commercial Landings of Queen Conch in Puerto Rico by Coast

References

Figure 4
F (Fishing Mortality) vs. SPR (Spawning
Potential Ratio)

Table 1
Species in the Fishery Management Unit

Figure 5
Measuring tool used in the USVI for Queen Conch, Whelk and Spiny Lobster

Table 2
Conch Landings for Puerto Rico

Appendix I
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment.  
Please request hard copy at CFMC headquarters.

Table 3
Conch Landings for the USVI

Appendix II
Regulatory Impact Review

Table 4
Conch Landings by Month for Puerto Rico between 1983-1992

Appendix III
Final Environmental Impact Statement

Table 5
Catch, Effort

For Written Comments,  Table 7 and  Table 8, please request hard copy at CFMC headquarters.

Queen conch Strombus gigas, harvest size limit click on graphic to enlarge

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.