Fishery Management Plan, Regulatory Impact Review and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands

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 1 elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, photo: NOAA; 2 coral bottom, photo: Tim Batista, NOAA NCCOS and UNCW

sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/caribbean/coral/index.html

Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plan - (July 1994)

Nov 27, 1995 Regulation - pdf

Rapid Socioeconomic Evaluation - pdf (February 1997)

Amendment 1 Establishing MCD - (January 1999)

Nov 4, 1999 Regulation - pdf

ACLs -  Annual Catch Limits Amendment 2 of 2010, Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment of 2011

Draft Amendment 4 Coral FMP, Draft EA - Seagrass Management - January 18, 2013

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HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

  

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Queen Conch, Strombus gigas (Lobatus gigas)

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 queen conch, Strombus gigas, 1 photo CFMC ©, 2 photo Diver.net ©

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Information on queen conch from Office of Protected Resources

Queen Conch Fishery Management Plan - pdf (June 1996)

December 13, 1996 Regulation - pdf

ACLs -  Annual Catch Limits Amendment 2 of 2010, Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment of 2011

 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 110 / Friday, June 7, 2013 / Proposed Rules - NMFS proposes regulations to implement Regulatory Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) (Regulatory Amendment 2), as prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council),  Regulatory Amendment 2, Fishery Bulletin, Fishery Bulletin Spanish

 Federal Register /Vol. 78, No. 177 /Thursday, September 12, 2013 /Rules and Regulations Final rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 2 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)(Regulatory Amendment 2), as prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council).

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Queen Conch Strombus gigas (lobatus gigas) FMP

Fishery Management Plan, Regulatory Impact Review, and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, June 1996

  

queen conch, Strombus gigas, photo: Diver.net ©

• Queen Conch FMP cover page
• Table of Contents
• Acronyms
• Fishery Management Plan document
• References
• Table 1 Species in the Fishery Management Unit
• Table 2 Conch Landings for Puerto Rico
• Table 3 Conch Landings for the USVI
• Table 4 Conch Landings by Month for Puerto Rico between 1983-1992
• Table 5 Catch Effort
• Table 6 Results of Production Model Analyses of Puerto Rico's West Coast Conch Fishery
• Figure 1  Queen Conch Distribution
• Figure 2 Predictions of Yield Versus Effort for the Puerto Rico West Coast Conch Fishery From Four Different Stock Production Models
• Figure 3  Estimated Commercial Landings of Queen Conch in Puerto Rico by Coast
• Figure 4 F (Fishing Mortality) vs. SPR (Spawning Potential Ratio)
• Figure 5 Measuring tool used in the USVI for Queen Conch, Whelk and Spiny Lobster
• Appendix I Socioeconomic Impact Assessment
• Appendix II Regulatory Impact Review
• Appendix III Final Environmental Impact Statement
• For Written Comments, Table 7 and Table 8, please request hard copy at CFMC headquarters.

 Harvest size limit

queen conch, stombus gigas, harvest size limit

  

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REEF FISH

  

male rainbow parrotfish, Scarus guacamaia, photo: DIVER.NET ©

Visit https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/18382 for latest information.

Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (pdf) (February 1985)

Amendment 1 - pdf ( May 1990)

Regulatory Amendment - pdf (July 1991)

Amendment 2 - pdf (May 1993)

Regulation March 1994 - pdf

Regulatory Amendment Concerning Red Hind (August 1996)

Bajo de Sico (2010):

• Final Regulatory Amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Modifying the Bajo de Sico Seasonal Closure Including a Regulatory Impact Review and an Environmental Assessment -pdf (March 2010)
• Final Rule Bajo De Sico, 11-2-2010
• SERO Bulletin - NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule to Modify the Seasonal Closure of Bajo de Sico in the U.S. Caribbean (November 2, 2010)
• Bajo de Sico FAQs, Nov 2010 - taken from NMFS, NOAA

ACLs -  Annual Catch Limits (September 2010 & October 2011)

Regulatory Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (June 2013)

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SPINY LOBSTER, Panulirus argus

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  spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, photos: 1 Michelle Schärer Umpierre ©, 2 NOAA Galleries

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Fishery Management Plan (pdf)

Amendment 1 (pdf)

Stock Assessment (pdf)

Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic - spinylobster Amendment 4/8 and FEIS

Dec 1984 -SL Regulation.pdf

FB09-044_ANPR Control Date - 2009

ACLs -  Annual Catch Limits

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