🎣Correction to Fishery Management Plans for U.S. Virgin Islands
Comprehensive Fishery Management Plans for Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John; Correction
Summary
NMFS corrects the final rule that implemented management measures described in the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans (collectively, island-based FMPs), which published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2022. Among other measures, the final rule revised species tables in Appendix A to part 622 and inadvertently removed banded rudderfish from the South Atlantic snapper-grouper species table. The purpose of this correcting amendment is to fix this inadvertent error.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Business Impact
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The document includes a correcting amendment to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) impacting marine regulations affecting businesses in the fishing industry. Compliance with updated species inclusivity in management measures may require adjustments in operational practices for fishery businesses.