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OTHER GOVERNMENT SITES   http://www.data.gov/  The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. As a priority Open Government Initiative for President Obama's administration, Data.gov increases the ability of the public to easily find, download, and use datasets that are generated and held by the Federal Government. Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets. The data catalogs will continue to grow as datasets are added. Federal, Executive Branch data are included in the first version of Data.gov. (Taken from http://www.data.gov/)

Marine Recreational Information Program - Who Decides How Many Fish I Can Catch?

NOAA launches photo library on Flickr More than 4,000 images at your fingertips “NOAA Photo Library's Photostream”

Managed shark species that can be legally retained by recreational anglers in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico  http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/sharks/2008/Rec_shark_ID_placard.pdf

Division of Fish and Wildlife Bureau Of Fisheries

Policy Directive System (PDS)

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE POLICY DIRECTIVE PD 04-111  - JULY 5, 2010 pdf

MARINE RECREATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAM, self guided training presentation.

GPR 2003 - MARINE HABITAT MAPPING OFFSHORE ST-THOMAS & ST- CROIX,  U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS EEZ CARIBBEAN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - FINAL REPORT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

US REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS

US REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS - CARIBBEAN FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

http://www.reefresilience.org/Toolkit_FSA/F8_VirginIslands.html

NOAA announces the launch of the enhanced Essential Fish Habitat Mapper and EFH data inventory.

http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/tm/TM108.pdf - National Marine Fisheries Service - Habitat Assessment Improvement Plan May 2010

Reports FW - USVI

Federal Register Final Rule for the 2010 Atlantic commercial shark fishing season  (pdf document)

Comprehensive U.S. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project (C-CCREMP)

http://seagrantpr.org/caribbean/data - SEA GRANT PR, Online Scientific Publication Database - The Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem  "blog" - http://seagrantpr.org/caribbean

The Critically Endangered goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is the subject of a dedicated open access issue of the journal Endangered Species Research http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v7/n3/.

Guide to enjoying your USVI vacation - Appropriate souvenirs - Protecting the environment (English - Spanish)(pdf document) Help keep the reef - Ayuda a mantener el arrecife - (English - Spanish) (pdf document)

PR DNER - Guide for recreational fishers, to request a copy ($) "Guia informativa para la pesca Recreativa en Puerto Rico"

Public Service to Fishers of Puerto Rico - Pescadores de Puerto Rico -  Obligaciones ante el Departamento de Hacienda y Beneficios Contributivos.  Pdf document  (Spanish version only)

Guide to Regulations and Biology  for Law Enforcement Officers in Puerto Rico

Attention!  Pleasure Boat Operators - Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands(pdf document)

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