- Closed Seasons/Areas
- Federal Fishery Regulations
- Other Applicable Regulations
- PR Area of Jurisdiction
- US Caribbean EEZ
- USVI Area of Jurisdiction
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Closed Seasons
Closed Seasons
for the US Caribbean EEZ, Puerto Rico and USVI Jurisdictional Waters
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US Caribbean EEZ
Puerto Rico Jurisdictional Waters
USVI Jurisdictional Waters
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Closed Areas
Closed Areas
for Puerto Rico and the USVI waters
Puerto Rico
Bajo de Sico, Tourmaline Bank & Abrir la Sierra
St. Thomas
Hind Bank & Grammanik Bank
St. Croix
Red Hind (lang Bank) & Mutton snapper
Queen Conch Closure
Red hind Closure
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Closed Seasons
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NOAA Fisheries Magnuson-Stevens Act
Species
- Especies Reguladas y Protegidas en las Aguas del Caribe Estadounidense
- Regulated and Protected Species in US Caribbean Waters
NOAA
- Annual Catch Limits
- US Caribbean EEZ Closed Areas
- US Caribbean EEZ Seasons and Closures
- Abrir la Sierra, Bajo de Sico, Tourmaline
Others
- (e-CFR) Part 622 - Fisheries of The Caribbean
- (e-CFR) Species Managed by the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Councils
- (e-CFR) Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures (AMs) for Caribbean EEZ
- (e-CFR) Part 622 Subpart V - Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
- Consolidation of Regulations
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Guías informativas para la pesca en Puerto Rico
- Guía de Bolsillo Especies Marinas Reglamentadas
- Guía de los Reglamentos y Biología para Oficiales del Orden Público en Puerto Rico
- Reglamento de Pesca de Puerto Rico - 2010
- Especies Marinas Reglamentadas en Aguas Federales y Estatales
- Especies Reguladas y Protegidas en las Aguas de Caribe Estadounidense
Licencias
- Guía de Requisitos e Instrucciones para Solicitar la Licencia de Pesca Comercial
- Procedimientos y Requisitos para la Licencia de Pesca Recreativa (En Desarrollo/Under Development)
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What is the US Caribbean EEZ?
US CARIBBEAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
Taken from:
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - Public Law 94-265 AN ACT
To provide for the conservation and management of the fisheries, and for other purposes.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS 16 U.S.C. 180299-659 (11) The term "exclusive economic zone" means the zone established by
Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For purposes of applying this Act, the inner boundary of that zone
is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States.
More information about US EEZ, taken from US DODMaps of the US Caribbean EEZ and Jurisdictional waters
around Puerto Rico and USVI
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