NMFS Issues Final Rule to Enhance Protection of Reef Fish in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has implemented a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, aiming to further protect red hind spawning aggregations and large snappers and groupers, as well as their essential fish habitat.