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Regulatory Amendment to the Shallow Water Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan : Includes Enviornmental Assestment and Regulatory Impact Review

  • 1991



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  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
  • Description:
    The Shallow-Water Reef Fishery of Puerto Rico and The U.S. Virgin Islands FMP was implemented on September 22, 1985. The implementing regulations, designed to stop the declining trend of stocks, included: (1) a minimum mesh size of 11/4 inches for fish traps; (2) requirement of a self-destruct panel and/or a selfdestruct door fastening on fish traps; (3) requirement for owners to identify and mark their gear and boats; (4) prohibition of hauling or tampering with another person's traps without owner's written permission; (5) prohibition on the use of poisons, drugs, other chemicals, and explosives for fishing among other management measures; and (6) minimum size limits for yellowtail snapper and Nassau grouper.
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  • Document Type:
    Miscellaneous
  • Rights Information:
    Public Domain
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:eef4955c036c8d8c4fb8819ca92c2976345fe60ed47ed44594d8c5d7b91a8ed1
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.16 MB ]
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