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NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SER (Southeast Region)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SER (Southeast Region) Less -
Description:
The U.S. Caribbean is composed of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Federal waters of this region are managed by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Caribbean Council). In January 2012, NOAA Fisheries implemented Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Amendments for federally managed species in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Council established ACLs for all federally managed species included in the Reef Fish, Queen Conch, Spiny Lobster, and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plans (FMPs). Accountability measures (AMs) were also established requiring NOAA Fisheries to reduce the length of the fishing season if it has been determined that landings in the prior year(s) exceeded the ACL for that species and/or species group. For purposes of ACL monitoring, a 3‐average of landings is used.
Keywords:
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Corals
Fisheries
Fishery Management
Invertebrates
Jasus
Queen Conch
Reef Fishes
Reef Plants

Series:
NOAA technical report SERO LAPP ; 2015-07
Document Type:
Technical Report
Place as Subject:
West Indies ; Puerto Rico ; United States Virgin Islands
West Indies ; Puerto Rico ; United States Virgin Islands Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Submitted
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:378d1df45dc7b12ea6759746136b26928029cbed4ff45b8e352e293784de505f
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