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Area of Grammanik Bank Closed off St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

 

Important notice:

For details, readers should contact the Council, or refer to the comprehensive amendment or the final rule.  Any discrepancies between these documents, bulletin and the final rule as published in the Federal Register will be resolved in favor of the Federal Register.

* 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

Most recent regulations 50 CFR PART 622

GRAMMANIK BANK CLOSED AREA

 From February 1 through April 30, each year, no person may fish for or possess any species of fish, except highly migratory species, in or from the Grammanik Bank closed area.

BULLETIN Grammanik Bank closed area 

Temporary Final Rule - grammanik bank fedreg.pdf

Graphic - grammanik_ bank.pdf

 

The Grammanik Bank closed area is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the following points:

POINT

NORTH LAT.

WEST LONG.

A

18°11.898'

64°56.328'
B

18°11.645'

64°56.225'
C

18°11.058'

64°57.810'
D

18°11.311'

64°57.913'
A

18°11.898'

64°56.328'

 

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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.