Framework Amendment 2: Updates to the Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch, and Annual Catch Limit
Overview
Description
Generic amendments apply to multiple fishery management plans.
Fishery Management
Fishing Type
Commercial,
Recreational,
Subsistence
Affected Species
Action Status
Final Rule
Effective
05/30/2024
Summary
Framework Amendment 2 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans would modify the overfishing limit, acceptable biological catch, and annual catch limit for spiny lobster under each Fishery Management Plan for years 2024 and later based on best scientific information available from the 2022 Update Assessment to the 2019 SEDAR 57 Spiny Lobster Stock Assessments.