There are no under development actions associated with this management plan.
Caribbean Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (discontinued)
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The Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands managed harvest of 81 species of reef fish and 58 species of aquarium trade fish in U.S. Caribbean federal waters.
Managed reef fish included species of snappers, groupers, parrotfish, angelfish, boxfish, goatfish, grunts, jacks, scups and porgies, squirrelfish, surgeonfish, triggerfish and filefish, wrasses, and tilefish.
In 2022, management of federal fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean transitioned from four U.S. Caribbean-wide fishery management plans to three island-based plans: the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan, the St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plan, and the St. Croix Fishery Management Plan. The new island-based plans include select fishery management measures that were included in the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan applicable to the management area for each island or island group.
To reach Sustainable Fisheries staff, please call 727-824-5305.
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Regulatory Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: Triggering Accountability Measures in
This amendment to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan revised the method used to trigger the application of an accountability measure.
Effective
01/02/2018
Amendments to the U. S. Caribbean Reef Fish, Spiny Lobster, and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plans: Timing
This amendment to the Reef Fish, Spiny Lobster, and Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plans modified the date for implementation of an accountability measure-based closure in the event of an annual catch limit overage
Effective
06/08/2017
Caribbean Reef Fish Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1986-2018)
The list below contains information about amendments and rule-making that were effective during 2018 and earlier.
Issued
07/30/1986