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Caribbean Fishery Management Council 145 th Meeting St. Croix USVI

Regulatory Amendment 2 Queen Conch Fishery Management Plan Compatibility of Commercial Trip Limits and Recreational Bag Limits in the Management Area of St. Croix, USVI PUBLIC HEARING –St. Croix March 25, 2013. Caribbean Fishery Management Council 145 th Meeting St. Croix USVI .

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Caribbean Fishery Management Council 145 th Meeting St. Croix USVI

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  1. Regulatory Amendment 2 Queen Conch Fishery Management PlanCompatibility of Commercial Trip Limits and Recreational Bag Limits in the Management Area of St. Croix, USVIPUBLIC HEARING –St. CroixMarch 25, 2013 Caribbean Fishery Management Council 145th Meeting St. Croix USVI

  2. Comments Received

  3. Additional Comments • QC recreational harvest in EEZ unknown: 99% in territorial waters • Require federal permit to fish queen conch in the EEZ; require specific reporting (clean/unclean meat %) • Diver safety: commercial and recreational divers lost at sea, require safety surface buoy while diving with identification and permit number • Act 3330 defines helpers for traps and seines, more effort in the queen conch fishery • HOOKAH is prohibited in the USVI (correction to the document • Enforcement: black market for queen conch during closed season; underreporting (e.g., 30,000 lbs in 2011) • Port sampling needs to be increased and include both the commercial and the recreational harvest

  4. Comments at CFMC 145th

  5. CFMC Final Action

  6. NEXT STEPS

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