[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46692-46696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15219]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 600 and 622

[Docket No. 230713-0165]
RIN 0648-BL56


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and 
St. John; Amendments 1

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NMFS issues regulations to implement Amendment 1 to the Puerto 
Rico Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Amendment 1 to the St. Croix FMP, 
and Amendment 1 to the St. Thomas and St. John FMP (jointly Amendments 
1), as submitted by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). 
This final rule and Amendments 1 prohibit the use of buoy gear by the 
recreational sector in U.S. Caribbean Federal waters and modify the 
regulatory definition of buoy gear to increase the maximum number of 
allowable hooks used by the commercial sector in U.S. Caribbean Federal 
waters from 10 to 25. The purpose of this final rule and Amendments 1 
is to allow commercial fishermen targeting deep-water fish, including 
snappers and groupers, in the U.S. Caribbean Federal waters to use buoy 
gear with up to 25 hooks, while protecting deep-water reef fish 
resources and habitats and minimizing user conflicts.

DATES: This final rule is effective August 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of Amendments 1, which includes a fishery 
impact statement and a regulatory impact review, may be obtained from 
the Southeast Regional Office website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/generic-amendment-1-island-based-fishery-management-plans-modification-buoy-gear-definition.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Lopez-Mercer, telephone: 727-
824-5305, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS and the Council manage reef fish and 
pelagic stocks and stock complexes in the U.S. Caribbean Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ) under the Puerto Rico FMP, St. Croix FMP, and St. 
Thomas and St. John FMP (collectively the island-based FMPs). The 
Council prepared the island-based FMPs and NMFS implements the FMPs 
through regulations at 50 CFR part 622 under the authority of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act).
    On April 6, 2023, NMFS published a notice of availability for 
Amendments 1 and requested public comment (88 FR 20453). NMFS approved 
Amendments 1 on July 3, 2023. On April 24, 2023, NMFS published a 
proposed rule for Amendments 1 and requested public comment (88 FR 
24746). The proposed rule and Amendments 1 outline the rationale for 
the actions contained in this final rule. A summary of the management 
measures described in Amendments 1 and implemented by this final rule 
is described below.

Background

    The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires NMFS and regional fishery 
management councils to prevent overfishing and to achieve, on a 
continuing basis, the optimum yield from federally managed fish stocks. 
These mandates are intended to ensure that fishery resources are 
managed for the greatest overall benefit to the nation, particularly 
with respect to providing food production and recreational 
opportunities, and protecting marine ecosystems. To further this goal, 
the Magnuson-Stevens Act requires fishery managers to minimize bycatch 
and bycatch mortality to the extent practicable. The Magnuson-Stevens 
Act also authorizes the Council and NMFS to regulate fishing activity 
to support the conservation and management of fisheries, which may 
include regulations that pertain to fishing for non-managed species.
    On September 22, 2020, the Secretary of Commerce approved the 
island-based FMPs under section 304(a)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 
For Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), the Council and 
NMFS manage fisheries under the island-based FMPs. NMFS published the 
final rule to implement the island-based FMPs on September 13, 2022 (87 
FR 56204). The island-based FMPs contain management measures applicable 
for Federal waters off each respective island group. Among other 
measures, for reef fish and pelagic species managed in each island 
management area, these include allowable fishing gear and methods for 
harvest. Federal waters around Puerto Rico extend seaward from 9 
nautical miles (nmi; 16.7 km) from shore to the offshore boundary of 
the EEZ. Federal waters around St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John 
extend seaward from 3 nmi (5.6 km) from shore to the offshore boundary 
of the EEZ. Federal regulations at 50 CFR 600.725(v), in section (V) of 
the table, describe the authorized fishing gear for each of the 
Council-managed fisheries and non-

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managed fisheries in each island management area.
    In the U.S. Caribbean, small-scale commercial fishermen harvesting 
deep-water reef fish, particularly snappers (e.g., queen and cardinal 
snappers) and groupers, typically use a specific type of hook-and-line 
gear. This hook-and-line gear is known locally as vertical bottom line 
or ``cala'' in Puerto Rico and as vertical setline or deep-drop gear in 
the USVI. Fishing gear configurations and methods used by commercial 
fisherman to harvest these deep-water snappers and groupers, which 
includes buoy gear, varies in terms of vessel fishing equipment and 
materials used, hook type, size and number, number of lines used, types 
of bait, soaking time, and fishing grounds. Vertical bottom line 
fishing gear and deep-drop fishing gear can be either attached to the 
vessel while deployed and retrieved with an electrical reel or 
unattached to the vessel when rigged and deployed as buoy gear and 
retrieved with an electrical reel. Buoy gear, known as or ``cala con 
boya'' in Puerto Rico and as deep-drop buoy gear in the USVI, is 
typically used to harvest deep-water snappers and groupers in waters up 
to 1,500 ft (457 m), by commercial fishermen in Puerto Rico and to a 
lesser extent in the USVI.
    Buoy gear is defined in 50 CFR 622.2 as fishing gear that fishes 
vertically in the water column that consists of a single drop line 
suspended from a float, from which no more than 10 hooks can be 
connected between the buoy and the terminal end, and the terminal end 
contains a weight that is no more than 10 lb (4.5 kg). This current 
definition of buoy gear applies in Federal waters of the Gulf of 
Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean. In addition, buoy gear is 
listed as an authorized hook-and-line gear type in 50 CFR 600.725(v)(V) 
for those fishing commercially and recreationally for species that are 
not managed by the Council (i.e., non-FMP species) in Federal waters 
around Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John and for 
those fishing commercially for managed reef fish and managed pelagic 
species in Federal waters around Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas 
and St. John. As described in Amendments 1, although buoy gear is 
currently listed as an authorized gear for recreational fishing of 
species that are not managed under the island-based FMPs, there is no 
evidence that the recreational sector operating in U.S. Caribbean 
Federal waters uses or has used buoy gear. Use of buoy gear by the 
recreational sector is unlikely because it is a very specialized 
commercial gear type that is expensive and difficult to use by anyone 
other than a professional commercial fisherman.
    In December 2021, commercial fishermen who target deep-water 
snapper and grouper in Federal waters around Puerto Rico and the USVI 
commented to the Council that they would like to increase the maximum 
number of hooks that are allowed while using buoy gear in Federal 
waters to reflect how the gear is currently used in state waters in 
both Puerto Rico and the USVI. Under the current definition of buoy 
gear that applies in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, South 
Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean, no more than 10 hooks may be connected 
between the buoy and the terminal end. Puerto Rico and USVI territorial 
regulations, on the other hand, do not limit the number of hooks 
allowed on deep-water reef fish buoy gear.
    In this final rule and Amendments 1, the use of buoy gear in U.S. 
Caribbean Federal waters will be limited to those fishing commercially 
and will be prohibited by those fishing recreationally. Prohibiting the 
use of buoy gear by the recreational sector in U.S. Caribbean Federal 
waters will eliminate (1) potential future conflicts between commercial 
and recreational user groups at the subject fishing grounds, (2) 
additional ecological, biological, and physical effects that might 
result from recreational fishing for deep-water snapper and grouper, 
including risks to managed species that may result from misuse of buoy 
gear and bycatch of managed species by the recreational sector, and (3) 
any safety concerns potentially associated with the recreational use of 
buoy gear at the deep-water reef fish fishing grounds. This final rule 
and Amendments 1 also modify the definition of buoy gear to allow 
commercial fishermen in U.S. Caribbean Federal waters to use a maximum 
of 25 hooks with buoy gear to reflect how the gear is commonly used by 
commercial fishermen in state waters in Puerto Rico and the USVI.

Management Measures Contained in This Final Rule

    This final rule prohibits the use of buoy gear by the recreational 
sector in the U.S Caribbean and modifies the buoy gear definition to 
increase the maximum number of allowable hooks used by the commercial 
sector in the U.S. Caribbean.

Recreational Buoy Gear Prohibition

    Buoy gear is currently an authorized gear type for those fishing 
recreationally for species that are not managed by the Council (i.e., 
non-FMP species) in Federal waters around Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and 
St. Thomas and St. John. As described in Amendments 1, although the use 
of buoy gear by the recreational sector currently appears unlikely, 
this final rule takes a precautionary approach to prevent any future 
use of buoy gear by the recreational sector to fish for any species 
(i.e., managed and non-managed species) in Federal waters around Puerto 
Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John. With respect to non-
managed species, the Magnuson-Stevens Act gives the Council and NMFS 
the authority to regulate fishing activity to support the conservation 
and management of fisheries. This can include regulations that pertain 
to fishing for non-managed species.
    This final rule limits the use of buoy gear to the commercial 
sector to prevent any potential future conflicts between commercial and 
recreational user groups resulting from the use of buoy gear. These 
potential conflicts could include competition for fishing grounds. This 
final rule also eliminates any additional ecological, biological and 
physical effects that might occur through additional recreational 
fishing-related pressure at those grounds and to those resources, 
including overfishing the deep-water snapper and grouper resources, 
risks to managed species from misuse of the buoy gear and increased 
bycatch of managed species that might result through the recreational 
use of buoy gear. Finally, the final rule eliminates safety concerns 
potentially associated with the presence of an emerging recreational 
fleet at the deep-water reef fish fishing grounds that could occur 
because of the specialized characteristics of the buoy gear operations.

Revision of Buoy Gear Definition

    The current buoy gear definition, which applies in Federal waters 
of the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean, specifies, 
among other measures, that this gear type may have no more than 10 
hooks connected between the buoy and the terminal end.
    This final rule changes the buoy gear definition to increase the 
maximum number of hooks allowed between the buoy and the terminal end 
from 10 to 25 hooks in the EEZ around Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. 
Thomas and St. John. This change in the buoy gear definition applies 
only where buoy gear is authorized in the U.S. Caribbean EEZ, and 
applies only to the commercial sector as a result of this final rule. 
NMFS notes that this change applies to the commercial harvest of both 
Council-managed fisheries and non-managed fisheries. The increased 
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authorized buoy gear hooks will allow commercial fishermen fishing in 
Federal waters off Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John 
to legally use the same gear configuration that is commonly used by 
some commercial fisherman in state waters.
    This revision to the buoy gear definition in the U.S. Caribbean 
will also avoid enforcement complications for commercial fishermen 
harvesting multiple species on a trip because it will allow the use of 
the buoy gear with up to 25 hooks to harvest managed and non-managed 
deep-water fish. The change to the buoy gear definition will not change 
any other part of the buoy gear definition such as weight, construction 
materials for the drop line, and length of the drop line. Additionally, 
the current buoy gear definition, as it applies to the Gulf of Mexico 
and South Atlantic, will not change as a result of this final rule.

Measure Contained in This Final Rule Not in Amendments 1

    In addition to the buoy gear measures contained in Amendments 1, 
this final rule corrects an error from a previous rulemaking. On 
September 13, 2022, NMFS published in the Federal Register the final 
rule implementing the island-based FMPs for the U.S. Caribbean (87 FR 
56204, September 13, 2022). That final rule contained a minor 
administrative error in 50 CFR 622.440(a)(2), ``Annual catch limits 
(ACLs), annual catch targets (ACTs), and accountability measures 
(AMs),'' related to a notation for the recreational ACL for mutton 
snapper in Table 2 to Sec.  622.440(a)(2). Mutton snapper, which is an 
indicator stock for Snappers, Snapper 4, is notated in that final rule 
with an asterisk when it should have been annotated with a superscript 
``1.'' In Table 2 of 50 CFR 622.440(b)(2), all indicator stocks are to 
be notated with the superscript ``1.'' NMFS became aware of this 
inadvertent minor administrative error after the island-based FMPs 
final rule published. This final rule revises the notation for mutton 
snapper in Table 2 to 50 CFR 622.440(a)(2), Snappers, Snapper 4, to be 
a superscript ``1.'' The recreational ACLs in the paragraph remain the 
same and do not change in this final rule.

Comments and Reponses

    NMFS received two comments on the notice of availability and one 
comment on the proposed rule for Amendments 1. Comment submissions were 
from members of the general public and a fishermen organization. One 
comment was in support of the actions in Amendments 1.
    NMFS has not made any changes from the proposed rule to this final 
rule based on public comment.
    Specific comments related to Amendments 1 and the proposed rule are 
grouped as appropriate and responded to below.
    Comment 1: The Council wants to prohibit fishing with vertical 
bottom line fishing gear, (known locally as ``cala'' in Puerto Rico) as 
it is used in Puerto Rico.
    Response: NMFS clarifies that neither Amendment 1 to the Puerto 
Rico FMP or this final rule prohibit the use of all vertical bottom 
line (``cala'') for fishing in the EEZ around Puerto Rico or the rest 
of the Caribbean EEZ. Amendments 1 and this final rule specifically 
prohibit the use of buoy gear, which is a configuration of the vertical 
bottom line, only for use by the recreational sector. The use of buoy 
gear by the commercial sector will continue to be authorized. The final 
rule limits the use of buoy gear to the commercial sector to prevent 
any potential future conflicts between commercial and recreational user 
groups resulting from the use of buoy gear. As described in Amendments 
1, limiting the use of buoy gear to the commercial sector also avoids 
any additional ecological, biological, and physical effects that might 
occur through additional recreational fishing-related pressure where 
buoy gear is currently used. These effects include reducing the risk of 
overfishing of the deep-water snapper and grouper resources, risks to 
managed species from misuse of the buoy gear, and increased bycatch of 
managed species that might result through the recreational use of buoy 
gear.
    Buoy gear, known as ``cala con boya'' in Puerto Rico and as deep-
drop buoy gear in the USVI, is typically used by commercial fishermen 
in Puerto Rico, and to a lesser extent in the USVI, to harvest deep-
water snappers and groupers in waters up to 1,500 ft (457 m). As 
amended by this final rule, buoy gear is defined in 50 CFR 622.2 as 
fishing gear that fishes vertically in the water column that consists 
of a single drop line suspended from a float, from which no more than 
10 hooks (except in the EEZ around Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. 
Thomas and St. John where the maximum is 25 hooks) can be connected 
between the buoy and the terminal end, and the terminal end contains a 
weight that is no more than 10 lb (4.5 kg).
    Therefore, while this final rule prohibits the use of buoy gear for 
the recreational sector in the Caribbean EEZ, this final rule does not 
restrict the use of buoy gear and vertical bottom line for the 
commercial sector in the Caribbean EEZ.
    Comment 2: The Council and NMFS want to eliminate the use of buoy 
gear by the recreational sector even though the sector does not use 
this type of fishing gear in Caribbean Federal waters. If the Council 
and NMFS are concerned about pressure on the deep-water reef fish 
fishery, they should reduce the number of commercial hooks allowed 
rather than increase them.
    Response: As described in Amendments 1, there are no recreational 
fishing data showing that the recreational sector operating in U.S. 
Caribbean Federal waters uses or has used buoy gear. This is likely 
because buoy gear is a very specialized commercial gear type that is 
expensive and generally difficult to use by anyone other than a 
professional commercial fisherman. NMFS agrees with the Council that it 
is appropriate to limit its use to those fishing commercially. As noted 
in the response to Comment #1, this precautionary approach eliminates 
potential future conflicts between commercial and recreational user 
groups at the deep-water fishing grounds, potential risks to managed 
species that may result from misuse of buoy gear by the recreational 
sector, including overfishing the deep-water snapper and grouper 
resources from additional fishing pressure, bycatch of managed species 
by the recreational sector, and any safety concerns potentially 
associated with the recreational use of buoy gear at the deep-water 
reef fish fishing grounds. NMFS notes that increasing the maximum 
number of hooks that are allowed while using buoy gear by the 
commercial sector in U.S. Caribbean Federal waters allows commercial 
fishermen to legally use the same gear configuration that is commonly 
used by some commercial fisherman who target deep-water snapper and 
grouper in Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John state 
waters. Puerto Rico and USVI territorial regulations, do not limit the 
number of hooks allowed on deep-water reef fish buoy gear.

Classification

    Pursuant to section 304(b)(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the NMFS 
Assistant Administrator has determined that this final rule is 
consistent with Amendments 1, the island-based FMPs, the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and other applicable laws.
    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Act provides the statutory basis for this 
final rule. No

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duplicative, overlapping, or conflicting Federal rules have been 
identified. In addition, no new reporting or recordkeeping compliance 
requirements are introduced in this final rule. This final rule 
contains no information collection requirements under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.
    The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce 
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration during the proposed rule stage that this final rule 
would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. The factual basis for the certification was published 
in the proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments from the 
public were received regarding this certification. As a result, a final 
regulatory flexibility analysis was not required and none was prepared.

List of Subjects

50 CFR Part 600

    Caribbean, Fisheries, Fishing, Recreational.

50 CFR Part 622

    Buoy gear, Caribbean, Commercial, Fisheries, Fishing, Recreational.

    Dated: July 13, 2023.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, NMFS amends 50 CFR parts 
600 and 622 as follows:

PART 600--MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT PROVISIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 600 continue to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 561 and 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


0
2. In Sec.  600.725, in paragraph (v), in the table under heading ``V. 
Caribbean Fishery Management Council'', revise entries 1.H., 2.H, and 
3.H. to read as follows:


Sec.  600.725  General prohibitions.

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    (v) * * *

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                Fishery                       Authorized gear types
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                 V. Caribbean Fishery Management Council
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1. Exclusive Economic Zone around Puerto Rico:
 
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H. Puerto Rico Recreational Fishery      Automatic reel, bandit gear,
 (Non-FMP).                               handline, longline, rod and
                                          reel, spear, powerhead, hand
                                          harvest, cast net.
2. Exclusive Economic Zone around St. Croix:
 
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H. St. Croix Recreational Fishery (Non-  Automatic reel, bandit gear,
 FMP).                                    handline, longline, rod and
                                          reel, spear, powerhead, hand
                                          harvest, cast net.
3. Exclusive Economic Zone around St. Thomas and St. John:
 
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H. St. Thomas and St. John Recreational  Automatic reel, bandit gear,
 Fishery (Non-FMP).                       handline, longline, rod and
                                          reel, spear, powerhead, hand
                                          harvest, cast net.
 
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PART 622--FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF MEXICO, AND SOUTH 
ATLANTIC

0
3. The authority citation for part 622 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


0
4. In Sec.  622.2, revise the definition of ``Buoy gear'' to read as 
follows:


Sec.  622.2  Definitions and acronyms.

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    Buoy gear means fishing gear that fishes vertically in the water 
column that consists of a single drop line suspended from a float, from 
which no more than 10 hooks (except in the EEZ around Puerto Rico, St. 
Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John where the maximum is 25 hooks) can 
be connected between the buoy and terminal end, and the terminal end 
contains a weight that is no more than 10 lb (4.5 kg). The drop line 
can be rope (hemp, manila, cotton or other natural fibers; nylon, 
polypropylene, spectra or other synthetic material) or monofilament, 
but must not be cable or wire. The gear is free-floating and not 
connected to other gear or the vessel. The drop line must be no greater 
than 2 times the depth of the water being fished. All hooks must be 
attached to the drop line no more than 30 ft (9.1 m) from the weighted 
terminal end. These hooks may be attached directly to the drop line; 
attached as snoods (defined as an offshoot line that is directly 
spliced, tied or otherwise connected to the drop line), where each 
snood has a single terminal hook; or as gangions (defined as an 
offshoot line connected to the drop line with some type of detachable 
clip), where each gangion has a single terminal hook.
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0
5. In Sec.  622.440, revise table 2 to paragraph (a)(2) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  622.440  Annual catch limits (ACLs), annual catch targets (ACTs), 
and accountability measures (AMs).

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *

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                                         Table 2 to Sec.   622.440(a)(2)
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                                       Stock or stock complex and species
               Family                             composition                         Recreational ACL
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Angelfishes........................  Angelfish--French angelfish, gray      2,985 lb (1,353.9 kg).
                                      angelfish, queen angelfish.
Groupers...........................  Grouper 3--coney \1\, graysby........  19,634 lb (8,905.8 kg).
                                     Grouper 4--black grouper, red          5,867 lb (2,661.2 kg).
                                      grouper, tiger grouper, yellowfin
                                      grouper, yellowmouth grouper.
                                     Grouper 5--misty grouper, yellowedge   4,225 lb (1,916.4 kg).
                                      grouper.
                                     Grouper 6--red hind \1\, rock hind...  34,493 lb (15,645.7 kg).
Grunts.............................  Grunts--white grunt..................  2,461 lb (1,116.2 kg).
Jacks..............................  Jacks 1--crevalle jack...............  41,894 lb (19,002.7 kg).
                                     Jacks 2--African pompano.............  5,719 lb (2,594 kg).
                                     Jacks 3--rainbow runner..............  8,091 lb (3,670 kg).
Parrotfishes.......................  Parrotfish 2--princess parrotfish,     17,052 lb (7,734.6 kg).
                                      queen parrotfish, redband
                                      parrotfish, redtail parrotfish,
                                      stoplight parrotfish, striped
                                      parrotfish.
Snappers...........................  Snapper 1--black snapper, blackfin     111,943 lb (50,776.4 kg).
                                      snapper, silk snapper \1\, vermilion
                                      snapper, wenchman.
                                     Snapper 2--cardinal snapper, queen     24,974 lb (11,328 kg).
                                      snapper \1\.
                                     Snapper 3--lane snapper..............  21,603 lb (9,798.9 kg).
                                     Snapper 4--dog snapper, mutton         76,625 lb (34,756.5 kg).
                                      snapper \1\, schoolmaster.
                                     Snapper 5--yellowtail snapper........  23,988 lb (10,880.7 kg).
                                     Snapper 6--cubera snapper............  6,448 lb (2,924.7 kg).
Surgeonfishes......................  Surgeonfish--blue tang, doctorfish,    860 lb (390 kg).
                                      ocean surgeonfish.
Triggerfishes......................  Triggerfish--gray triggerfish, ocean   7,453 lb (3,380.6 kg).
                                      triggerfish, queen triggerfish \1\.
Wrasses............................  Wrasses 1--hogfish...................  8,263 lb (3,748 kg).
                                     Wrasses 2--puddingwife, Spanish        5,372 lb (2,436.6 kg).
                                      hogfish.
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\1\ Indicator stock.

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