Conserving, Restoring and Managing the United States Caribbean Fishery Resources, Puerto Rico and  the United States Virgin Islands

What's New on 2012?

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council  meetings audio recordings from 2005 to the present are available upon request (CD/DVD format.) Requests by email or letter addressed to Ms. L. M. Montalvo, CFMC Headquarters.

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s Outreach and Education Advisory Panel (OEAP) will hold a meeting. OEAP meeting will be held on February 28, 2012.  The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in 105 De Diego Avenue, Santurce, Puerto Rico  For further information contact: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, telephone (787) 766-5926.

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Advisory Panel (AP) will hold meetings.  The SSC will meet on March 14-15, 2012.  The AP will meet on March 15, 2012, concurrently with the SSC during the morning session, and then will meet separately during the afternoon session to discuss the three presentations given during the morning session.  The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Tartak St., Carolina, Puerto Rico.  For further information contact: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, telephone (787) 766-5926.

FB12-004  - Seasonal Prohibition Regarding Red, Black, Tiger, Yellowfin, and Yellowedge Grouper in Caribbean Federal Waters and Seasonal Closure of Grammanik Bank off St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Begins at 12:01 a.m., Local Time, February 1, 2012. January 18, 2012     FB12-004 Español - Temporada de veda para la pesca y posesion del mero rojo, negro (mero prieto), dientes de sable (tigre), guajil (mero pinto), y guajil amarillo, en las aguas federales del Caribe Americano y cierre de temporada en el area del Banco Grammanik en San Tomas, Islas Vírgenes Americanas.  January 18, 2012

82414 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2011 / Rules and Regulations NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Reef Fish FMP), Amendment 5 to the FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Spiny Lobster FMP), Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Queen Conch FMP), and Amendment 3 to the FMP for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates FMP).

Federal Register - 82404 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2011 / Rules and Regulations.  NMFS issues this final rule to implement Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (Amendments 2 and 5), prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council).

FB11-107 -  NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Regulations for Reef Fish, Queen Conch, Spiny Lobster, and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates in the U.S. Caribbean Small Entity Compliance Guide.  December 30, 2011.   FB11-107 Español - El Servicio Nacional de Pesquerías Marinas anuncia las nuevas reglamentaciones para los peces de arrecife, el carrucho, la langosta, y los corales y plantas e invertebrados asociados a los arrecifes en el Caribe Americano.

FB11-106 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Regulations for Reef Fish and Queen Conch in the U.S. Caribbean. Small Entity Compliance Guide. December 30, 2011   FB11-106 Español - El Servicio Nacional de Pesquerías Marinas anuncia las nuevas reglamentaciones para los peces de arrecife y el carrucho en el Caribe Americano.

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