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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-AD91 Publication ID: Spring 1997 
Title: Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
Abstract: This new Fishery Management Plan for the Queen Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands restricts the taking of queen conch in or from the Exclusive Economic Zone around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in order to restore over fished stocks. Approved measures include: (1) requirement that Caribbean conch resources be landed in the shell; (2) minimum commercial fishery size limit for queen conch; (3) recreational fishery daily bag limit; (4) daily harvest limits for the commercial fishery; (5) seasonal closure to protect spawning conch; and (6) gear restrictions. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 622   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq, Magnuson Fishery Conservation & Mgmt. Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory     
Other  Statutory  Final regulations to be published within 30 days of the end of the comment period on the proposed rule.   
NPRM  Statutory     
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/27/1996  61 FR 50794   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/12/1996  61 FR 50794   
Final Action  12/13/1996  61 FR 65481   
Final Action Effective  01/13/1997    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Andrew J. Kemmerer Ph.D.
Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, NMFS
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone:301 713-2325
Fax:301 713-1043
Email: andy.kemmerer@noaa.gov