Caribbean Spiny Lobster | NOAA Fisheries

Reduced Fishing Season for Spiny Lobster in Federal Waters off Puerto Rico for the 2022 Fishing Year

FB22-036: Caribbean Fishery Bulletin. For more information, contact: Sarah Stephenson, 727-824-5305, sarah.stephenson@noaa.gov

June 27, 2022 -

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Historical Annual Catch Limit Monitoring under the Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan

The preliminary annual landings in the table below correspond to the spiny lobster ACLs set under the 2011 ACL Amendment to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council’s Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan, which was effective 1984 - 2022.

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Framework Amendment 1: Modification of Spiny Lobster Management Reference Points

This amendment would update management reference points, including annual catch limits, for spiny lobster under the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans based on best scientific information available from the…

Final Rule

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Caribbean

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05/04/2024

Reducción en la duración de la temporada de pesca de la langosta espinosa en aguas federales de Puerto Rico para el año 2021

FB21-050: Boletín Pesquerías del Sudeste; Contacto: Sarah Stephenson, 727-824-5305, sarah.stephenson@noaa.gov

July 29, 2021 -

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Reduced Fishing Season Length for the Harvest of Spiny Lobster in Federal Waters off Puerto Rico for the 2021 Fishing Year

FB21-050: Caribbean Fishery Bulletin; For more information, contact: Sarah Stephenson: 727-824-5305, Sarah.Stephenson@noaa.gov

July 29, 2021 -

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Request for Public Comment on a Control Date for the Spiny Lobster Trap Fishery Operating in Federal Waters off St. Thomas/St. John and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)

FB19-066: Caribbean Fishery Bulletin; For more information, contact: Sarah Stephenson, 727-824-5305, sarah.stephenson@noaa.gov

October 25, 2019 -

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NOAA Fisheries Announces New Modifications to Gear Requirements and Commercial Management Measures for the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Spiny Lobster Fishery

FB19-040 Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin. For more information contact: Kelli O'Donnell, (727) 824-5305, Kelli.ODonnell@noaa.gov

July 26, 2019 -

Southeast

United States Joins Caribbean Nations to Address Fisheries Conservation Challenges in Western Central Atlantic

The United States is set to meet this week with partner nations and organizations at a meeting of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission in Miami to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the living marine resources of the wider Caribbean region.

July 12, 2019 - Feature Story ,

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