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Generic Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plans for Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and St. John, and St. Croix: Modification to the Buoy Gear Definition and Use
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2022
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Description:The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council), developed Generic Amendment 1 to the Comprehensive FMP for the Puerto Rico Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (Puerto Rico FMP), the Comprehensive FMP for the St. Thomas and St. John EEZ (St. Thomas and St. John FMP), and the Comprehensive FMP for the St. Croix EEZ (St. Croix FMP) to modify the definition of buoy gear included in federal regulations at 50 CFR 622.2 to allow for the use of a greater number of hooks with this gear type when fishing commercially for deep-water snappers and groupers managed under the Puerto Rico FMP, the St. Thomas and St. John FMP, and the St. Croix FMP, and to limit the use of the buoy gear to those fishing commercially.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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