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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"
Holidays
and Administrative Leave
- taken from CFMC SOPP's
CFMC
SOPP's
This is a publication of the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), US Department of Commerce
268 Muñoz Rivera Ave.,
Suite 1108
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920
Tel.: (787) 766-5926
Fax: (787) 766-6239
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All rights reserved.
Last
update: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
If
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Regional
Fishery Management Councils
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Eight regional fishery management councils were established under
P.L. 94-265, approved April 13, 1973, best known as the
Magnuson-Stevens Act or Sustainable Fisheries Act, amended in
1996. These councils were created for the conservation and
orderly utilization of the fishery resources of the United States of
America.
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New
England Fishery Management Council 
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The New England
Fishery Management Council manages fisheries in federal waters off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut.
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www.nefmc.org
New England Fishery Management Council
50 Water Street, Mill 2
The Tannery
Newburyport, MA 01950
Phone: (978) 465-0492
Fax: (978) 465-3116
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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The Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council manages fisheries in federal waters off
the Mid-Atlantic coast.
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www.mafmc.org
Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council
Federal Building, Room 2115
300 South New Street
Dover, Delaware 19904-6790
Phone: (302) 674-2331 |
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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The South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council manages fisheries in federal
waters off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
and east Florida to Key West.
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http://www.safmc.net/
South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201
North Charleston, SC
29405
Toll Free: (866) SAFMC-10
Fax: (843) 769-4520
Phone: ( 843) 571-4366 |
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
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The Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council manages fisheries in federal
waters off the coasts from Texas to the west coast of Florida.
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Dr.
Stephen Bortone - Executive Director
www.gulfcouncil.org
Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council
2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100
Tampa, Florida 33619-2266
Phone: (813) 348-1630
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Pacific
Fishery Management Council 
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The Pacific
Fishery Management Council manages fisheries in federal waters off
the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California.
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www.pcouncil.org
Pacific
Fishery Management Council
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97220-1384
Phone: (503) 820-2280
Toll Free: (866) 806-7204
Fax: (503) 820-2299
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North Pacific Fishery Management Council
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The North
Pacific Fishery Management Council is responsible for management of
fisheries in federal waters off the coast of Alaska.
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http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/
North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
605 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 306
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2252
Phone: (907) 271-2809 |
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council 
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The Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council is responsible for the
management of fisheries in federal waters off the coasts of US
Pacific Islands.
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www.wpcouncil.org
Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 522-8220
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council 
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The
Caribbean Fishery Management Council is responsible for the management of
fisheries in federal waters (EEZ) off the
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Executive
Director:
Miguel
A. Rolón
Miguel.A.Rolon@noaa.gov
Staff
Members
Advisory Bodies
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www.caribbeanfmc.com
Caribbean Fishery
Management Council
268 Muñoz Rivera Avenue,
Suite 1108
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577
Phone: (787) 766-5926
Fax: (787) 771-3635 |
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