The preliminary annual landings in the table below correspond to the queen conch ACL set under the 2010 ACL Amendment to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s Queen Conch Fishery Management Plan, which was effective 1996 - 2022.
In October 2022, the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan, the St. Croix Fishery Management Plan, and the St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plan replaced the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan, the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan, the Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plan, and the Queen Conch Fishery Management Plan for management of federal fisheries in the U.S. Caribbean region.
ACL |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
36,946 |
21,431 |
23,499 |
19,533 |
34,343 |
37,089 |
11,910 |
24,262 |
16,983 |
FOR THE MOST CURRENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 622 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
Barotrauma expands gasses in a fish causing the air bladder and other organs to expand as well, making it difficult for fish to swim after release. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Florida SeaGrant
Recreational fisherman with red snapper.
