Coral and Coral Reefs

FB11-107: NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Regulations for Reef Fish, Queen Conch, Spiny Lobster, and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates in the U.S. Caribbean

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2011 Caribbean Annual Catch Limit Amendment

 

2011 Caribbean Annual Catch Limit Amendment
	Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
	Final Rule
	List of Species

 

• Extraction, possession, and transportation of any coral, alive or dead (including live-rock) is PROHIBITED unless a permit is obtained from the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Government of Puerto Rico or the Federal Government.
  
  
• Use of chemicals, plants or plant-derived toxins and explosives to harvest coral is PROHIBITED.
  
  
• Use of pots/traps, gill/trammel nets, and bottom longlines on coral or hard bottom in the existing seasonally closed areas and Grammanik Bank in the EEZ is PROHIBITED year-round.

Please Note: This summary is intended to provide appropriate information to fishers about regulations and the sustainable use of marine fishery resources in the Caribbean.  This summary is for general information purposes. Fishery Regulations are subject to changes. For more information on fishery regulations consult the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 622 or the NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office Fishery Regulation website.