United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2018-10-25 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ef3c96 D09002ee1c7ef3cff United States Department of Commerce originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency NMFS issues regulations to implement the measures described in Regulatory Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule revises the method used to trigger the application of accountability measures (AM) for Council-managed reef fish species or species groups in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Puerto Rico. The purpose of this final rule is to increase the likelihood that optimum yield (OY) is achieved on a continuing basis and to minimize, to the extent practicable, adverse socio-economic effects of AM-based closures. 82 FR 56917 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-12-01/2017-25847 2017-25847 fr01de17-12 RIN 0648-BG88 3510-22-P Docket No. 170510477-7999-02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-12-01/2017-25847 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-12-01/html/2017-25847.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-12-01/pdf/2017-25847.pdf Accountability Measures Annual Catch Limits Caribbean Fisheries Fishing Puerto Rico 5 p. 56917 56921 82 FR 56917 Title 50 Part 622 50 CFR Part 622 RIN 0648-BG88 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Regulatory Amendment 6 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-25847 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018-01-02 Docket No. 170510477-7999-02 3510-22-P 2017-25847 Final rule.

NMFS issues regulations to implement the measures described in Regulatory Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) (FMP), as prepared and submitted by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule revises the method used to trigger the application of accountability measures (AM) for Council-managed reef fish species or species groups in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Puerto Rico. The purpose of this final rule is to increase the likelihood that optimum yield (OY) is achieved on a continuing basis and to minimize, to the extent practicable, adverse socio-economic effects of AM-based closures.

This final rule is effective January 2, 2018. Sarah Stephenson, telephone: 727-824- 5305; email: sarah.stephenson@noaa.gov. Accountability Measures Annual Catch Limits Caribbean Fisheries Fishing Puerto Rico Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands; Regulatory Amendment , sarah.stephenson@noaa.gov http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/caribbean/index.html Vol. 82, no. 230 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-12-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 254 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-12-01 P0b002ee19d7bdc98 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01de17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-12-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-12-01/pdf/FR-2017-12-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-12-01/xml/FR-2017-12-01.xml fdlp 56859 57104 DGPO 2018-10-25 2024-06-01 FR-2017-12-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-12-01 82 230