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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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Earlier Meetings  2012- 2011 -  2010 - 2009

For more information on these meetings go to Briefing books section
or verbatim transcriptions of the meeting, or you may contact Diana T. Martino.

2012

  142nd Regular Council Meeting, will be on April 10-11, 2012 at The Buccaneer Hotel , St. Croix VI

  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 & AP met on March 14-15, 2012.  The AP will met on March 15, 2012, concurrently with the SSC during the morning session, and then met separately during the afternoon session to discuss the three presentations given during the morning session.  The meetings were 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.  

2011

  141st CFMC REGULAR MEETING -  December 13 & 14, 2011,  Marriott Frenchman's Reef, St. Thomas, USVI        Agenda             Federal Register notice 

  SSC MEETING - November 15-16, 2011, Embassy Suites Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico   Agenda        Federal Register Notice      

140th CFMC REGULAR MEETING, will be on August 30-31, 2011 in Puerto Rico. 
LA CONCHA BEACH RESORT,
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

PUBLIC HEARINGS - The Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold public hearings to obtain input from fishers, the general public, and the local agencies representatives on the Draft Comprehensive Amendment to the FMPs establishing annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AMs) for species not overfished or undergoing overfishing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–2577; telephone: (787) 766–5926.

139th CFMC REGULAR MEETING  - July 21, 2011,  from 11:00AM until 3:00PM at the Embassy Suites San Juan - Hotel & Casino, 8000 Tartak Street, Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979, Tel: 1-787-791-0505    Fax:  1-787-791-7776  

CATCH SHARE MEETING NOTICE - The Catch Share Panel of the Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold a public meeting.  The meeting will be held on July 20, 2011, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 

AP MEETING - JULY 13, 2011 - THE BUCCANEER HOTEL, ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  Agenda  Federal Register notice

138th CFMC REGULAR MEETING - June 28-29, 2011;  it was held at the  Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort and Spa, St. Croix, USVI , (340) 778-3800, USVI

CFMC Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) meeting - May 24-25, 2011 at the Hampton Inn Hotel,6530 Isla Verde Avenue, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979  Notice

  137th CFMC REGULAR MEETING - March 29-30, 2011,  it was held at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef, St. Thomas, USVI.

  SSC MEETING -  The meeting was held March 15-16, 2011; at the Doubletree Hotel at Gallery Plaza (former Pierre Hotel), De Diego Avenue, Santurce, Puerto Rico. Memorandum

  Data-Poor Workshop, February 23-24, 2011, at the La Concha Hotel in Condado, Puerto Rico.
Video and presentations given at the Data-Poor Workshop:

http://fisheriesforum.org/caribbean-workshop-exploring-tools-improving-management-data-poor-stocks

  Scoping Meetings  (English language) - 
  Aviso de reuniones para recoger informacion (Lenguage en español) - The Caribbean Fishery Management Council will hold scoping meetings to obtain input from fishers, the general public, and the local agencies representatives, on the Options Paper for the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendment for the U.S. Caribbean including Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  

Puerto Rico:
-February 7, 2011, Double Tree by Hilton San Juan, De Diego Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico
-February 9, 2011, Mayag
üez Hilton Inn, Hostos Avenue, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
-February 10, 2011, Holiday Inn Ponce & Tropical Casino, 3315 Ponce By Pass, Ponce, Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands:
-February 16, 2011, The Buccaneer Hotel, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
-February 17, 2011, Windward Passage, Holiday Inn Hotel, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

2010

136th CFMC REGULAR MEETING -  December 14-15, 2010, Fajardo, PR, El Conquistador Hotel, 136th Meeting agenda

135th CFMC REGULAR MEETING - September 7-8 , 2010, St Croix, USVI, Carambola Beach Resort and Spa; DRAFT Agenda

134th CFMC REGULAR MEETING - April 7-8 , 2010 Marriott Frenchman's Reef, St. Thomas, USVI, 134th Meeting Agenda

SSC MEETING - March 2-4, 2010, Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel

AP MEETING - March 24, 2010, Buccaneer Hotel, St Croix, USVI, Memo for AP Members

2009

133rd CFMC REGULAR MEETING - December 15-16, 2009, El Conquistador Hotel, Fajardo, Puerto Rico  - Meeting Notice - English version / Aviso de Reunión - versión en Español, Draft Agenda

132nd CFMC REGULAR MEETING - September 1 - 2 , 2009, COURTYARD AGUADILLA HOTEL, Agenda

131st CFMC REGULAR MEETING - June 23 - 24, 2009, Carambola Beach Resort, St Croix, USVI, Agenda

130th CFMC REGULAR MEETING - March 24 - 26, 2009, Carambola Beach Resort, St Croix, USVI, Agenda

  SSC MEETING - Caribbean Fishery Management Council - February 26 - 27, 2009, Embassy Suites Hotel and Casino in Carolina, Puerto Rico

ACLG Meeting - Caribbean Fishery Management Council - February 23 - 25, 2009, Embassy Suites Hotel and Casino in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Agenda

SEDAR NMFS - Meeting in Puerto Rico, January 26 - 29, 2009