Framework Action 3 under the St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Modification of Status Determination Criteria and Management Reference Points based on the SEDAR 80 Queen Triggerfish Stock Assessments

Framework Action 3 would update management reference points for queen triggerfish under the St. Croix Fishery Management Plan and the St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plan to account for the SEDAR 80 Queen Triggerfish Stock Assessments.

Under the action, the annual catch limits for queen triggerfish would be updated as follows:

• The annual catch limit for queen triggerfish in St. Croix would be 18,808 pounds whole weight.
• The annual catch limit for queen triggerfish in St. Thomas and St. John would be 92,919 pounds whole weight.