Amendment 4 to the Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Seagrass Management, 14503-14507 [2013-05067]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120718255–3038–01]
RIN 0648–BC38
Amendment 4 to the Corals and Reef
Associated Plants and Invertebrates
Fishery Management Plan of Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands;
Seagrass Management
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS proposes regulations to
implement Amendment 4 to the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for Corals and
Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates
of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands (USVI) (Coral FMP), as prepared
and submitted by the Caribbean Fishery
Management Council (Council). If
implemented, this rule would remove
seagrasses from the Coral FMP. The
intent of this rule and Amendment 4 to
the Coral FMP is to address the future
management of seagrasses in the U.S.
Caribbean exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before April 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by
‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2013–0021,’’ by any of
the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
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complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Maria del Mar Lopez, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
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considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
Electronic copies of Amendments 4 to
the Coral FMP, which include an
Environmental Assessment, a regulatory
flexibility analysis, a regulatory impact
review, and a fishery impact statement,
may be obtained from the Southeast
Regional Office Web site at: https://
sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria del Mar Lopez, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, telephone: 727–
824–5305, email:
Maria.Lopez@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seagrasses
in the U.S. Caribbean EEZ are managed
under the Coral FMP. The Coral FMP
was prepared by the Council and is
implemented under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act by regulations at
50 CFR part 622.
Background
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
that annual catch limits (ACLs) and
accountability measures (AMs) be
established to end overfishing and
prevent overfishing from occurring.
Annual catch limits are levels of annual
catch of a stock or stock complex that
are set to prevent overfishing from
occurring. Accountability measures are
management controls to prevent ACLs
from being exceeded, and to correct or
mitigate overages of the ACL if they
occur.
To address the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS
published a final rule to implement the
2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment on
December 30, 2011 (76 FR 82414). The
2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment
included Amendment 3 to the Coral
FMP. However, ACLs and AMs for
seagrasses, which are included in the
Coral FMP, were not established at that
time. In Amendment 4 to the Coral
FMP, the Council considered whether to
set an ACL for seagrasses, designate
seagrasses as ecosystem component
species, or remove seagrasses from the
Coral FMP. Because there is no direct or
indirect harvest of any of the seagrass
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species listed in the Coral FMP, and
future harvest is not anticipated, the
Council decided to remove all seagrass
species from the Coral FMP.
Management Measure Contained in
This Proposed Rule
If implemented, this rule would
remove seagrass species from the Coral
FMP, because the Council determined
that Federal management of these
seagrass species is unnecessary.
The Coral FMP currently includes
four individual species of seagrasses:
Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum),
manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme),
shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon
grass (Ruppia maritima), and one group
of species, the sea vines (Halophila spp.,
including H. decipiens, H. baillonis, H.
engelmannii, and H. stipulacea (exotic)),
all of which occur in U.S. Caribbean
waters. Seagrasses were included in
1994 as members of the coral reef
resources fishery management unit
(FMU) of the Coral FMP. The Coral FMP
defined the coral reef resources FMU to
include a vast array of plants and
invertebrates that provide habitats that
are essential to the growth,
development, and survival of managed
finfish and other marine organisms.
The location, presence, and
distribution of seagrasses in the EEZ are
not well known, but the best available
scientific information indicates that the
vast majority of seagrasses occur in
shallower Puerto Rico commonwealth
and USVI territorial waters (state
waters) due to depth-associated light
limitations found in the EEZ. Seagrasses
are not targeted either in the EEZ or in
state waters, and future harvest is not
anticipated. Both Puerto Rico and the
USVI regulate activities involving
seagrasses through their respective
coastal zone management programs.
Seagrasses have been identified as
essential fish habitat (EFH) for stocks
within the four Council FMPs (Queen
Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the
USVI, Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico
and the USVI, Spiny Lobster Fishery of
Puerto Rico and the USVI, and Coral).
Essential fish habitat is defined by the
Magnuson-Stevens Act as those waters
and substrates necessary to fish for
spawning, breeding, feeding or for
growth to maturity. Additionally,
seagrasses have been identified as
habitat areas of particular concern
(HAPC) within special areas in state
waters.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act’s National
Standard 7 guidelines require Councils
to prepare FMPs only for overfished
fisheries and other fisheries where
regulation would serve some useful
purpose, and where the present or
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future benefit of regulation would
justify the costs. Because there is no
known harvest of seagrass species, these
species occur predominantly in state
waters, and seagrasses are designated as
EFH and HAPC in all of the Council
FMPs, the Council determined that
Federal management of seagrasses is
unnecessary.
Other Changes Contained in This
Proposed Rule
This rule would also remove an
outdated reference that aquarium trade
species are for data collection purposes
only, and correct boundary line
descriptions for the Caribbean island
management areas implemented in the
2010 Caribbean ACL Amendment.
In 50 CFR part 622, Appendix A,
NMFS proposes to remove the text
regarding aquarium trade species as
being in the ‘‘data collection’’ category
in the Coral FMP and the Reef Fish FMP
(Table 1 and Table 2). The 2011
Caribbean ACL Amendment removed
aquarium trade species from the data
collection category and set management
reference points and an ACL.
This rule also proposes to correct two
waypoint descriptions and three
boundary line descriptions in Appendix
E to part 622 that were implemented in
the final rule for Amendment 2 to the
Queen Conch FMP and Amendment 5 to
the Reef Fish FMP (2010 Caribbean ACL
Amendment)(76 FR 82404, December
30, 2011). NMFS has determined that
the description of waypoints B and C in
the Puerto Rico Management Area (in
Table 1) and waypoints B and C in the
St. Thomas/St. John Management Area
(in Table 3), as well as the boundary
line that connects these two waypoints,
were incorrectly described in that final
rule. NMFS proposes to remove the
description for points B and C in
Appendix E, and maintain just the
waypoints because the waypoints
themselves are sufficient description of
the boundary in those instances. NMFS
also proposes to revise the description
of the boundary line that connects
waypoints B and C in Appendix E to be
‘‘the 3-nautical mile Territorial
boundary of the St. Thomas/St. John
island group’’ instead of ‘‘the EEZ/
Territorial boundary,’’ to be consistent
with the Council’s intent for the
specification of these Caribbean island
management areas. Additionally, NMFS
has determined that two boundary lines,
one in the St. Croix Management Area
(in Table 2) and one in the St. Thomas/
St. John Management Area (in Table 3),
were incorrectly described as the ‘‘EEZ/
Territorial boundary’’ and are proposed
to be revised to ‘‘International/EEZ
boundary.’’ These revisions would also
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be consistent with the Council’s intent
for the specification of these Caribbean
island management areas.
Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, the AA has
determined that this proposed rule is
consistent with the amendment, the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and other
applicable law, subject to further
consideration after public comment.
This proposed rule has been
determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration that this
proposed rule, if implemented, would
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for this
determination is as follows:
The purpose of this proposed rule is
to address management of seagrasses in
the EEZ. This proposed rule would
remove seagrasses from the Coral FMP
because there is no direct or indirect
harvest of these species in the EEZ and
no harvest is expected in the future. The
Magnuson-Stevens Act provides the
statutory basis for the proposed action.
No duplicative, overlapping, or
conflicting Federal rules have been
identified.
No small entities have been identified
that would be expected to be affected by
this proposed action. As previously
stated, this proposed rule would remove
all seagrass species from the Coral FMP.
No harvest of these species by any
entities has been documented. As a
result, this proposed rule would not be
expected to directly apply to any small
entities.
This proposed rule would not
establish any new reporting, recordkeeping, or other compliance
requirements.
The proposed removal of all seagrass
species from the FMP would eliminate
Federal management of these species.
Other than the HAPC and EFH
designations discussed in the preamble,
no regulations have been implemented
to protect seagrasses or otherwise
manage seagrass harvest or the resource
since the development of the Coral
FMP. However, no harvest of seagrasses
from either the Caribbean EEZ or state
waters has been documented. As a
result, no entities, either large or small,
are expected to incur any direct change
in revenue or profit if this rule is
implemented.
In addition to the one action
considered in Amendment 4 to the
Coral FMP and included in this
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proposed rule, this proposed rule would
make two changes to the regulatory text
in 50 CFR part 622. These proposed
changes are described in the preamble.
These changes clarify language
associated with prior regulatory action.
As a result, none of these proposed
changes in the regulatory text would be
expected to result in any reduction in
profits to any small entities.
Based on the discussion above, NMFS
determines that this rule, if
implemented, would not be expected to
have any direct adverse economic
impact on any small entities. As a
result, an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis is not required and none has
been prepared.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622
Fisheries, Fishing, Puerto Rico,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Virgin Islands.
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
performing the functions and duties of the
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is proposed
to be amended as follows:
PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE
CARIBBEAN, GULF, AND SOUTH
ATLANTIC
1. The authority citation for part 622
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
2. In Appendix A to part 622, Tables
1 and 2 are revised to read as follows:
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Appendix A to Part 622—Species
Tables
Table 1 of Appendix A to Part 622—
Caribbean Coral Reef Resources
I. Coelenterates—Phylum Coelenterata
A. Hydrocorals—Class Hydrozoa
1. Hydroids—Order Athecatae
Family Milleporidae
Millepora spp., Fire corals
Family Stylasteridae
Stylaster roseus, Rose lace corals
B. Anthozoans—Class Anthozoa
1. Soft corals—Order Alcyonacea
Family Anthothelidae
Erythropodium caribaeorum, Encrusting
gorgonian
Iciligorgia schrammi, Deepwater sea fan
Family Briaridae
Briareum asbestinum, Corky sea finger
Family Clavulariidae
Carijoa riisei
Telesto spp.
2. Gorgonian corals—Order Gorgonacea
Family Ellisellidae
Ellisella spp., Sea whips Family
Gorgoniidae
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Gorgonia flabellum, Venus sea fan
G. mariae, Wide-mesh sea fan
G. ventalina, Common sea fan
Pseudopterogorgia acerosa, Sea plume
P. albatrossae
P. americana, Slimy sea plume
P. bipinnata, Bipinnate plume
P. rigida
Pterogorgia anceps, Angular sea whip
P. citrina, Yellow sea whip
Family Plexauridae
Eunicea calyculata, Warty sea rod
E. clavigera
E. fusca, Doughnut sea rod
E. knighti
E. laciniata
E. laxispica
E. mammosa, Swollen-knob
E. succinea, Shelf-knob sea rod
E. touneforti
Muricea atlantica
M. elongata, Orange spiny rod
M. laxa, Delicate spiny rod
M. muricata, Spiny sea fan
M. pinnata, Long spine sea fan
Muriceopsis spp.
M. flavida, Rough sea plume
M. sulphurea
Plexaura flexuosa, Bent sea rod
P. homomalla, Black sea rod
Plexaurella dichotoma, Slit-pore sea rod
P. fusifera
P. grandiflora
P. grisea
P. nutans, Giant slit-pore
Pseudoplexaura crucis
P. flagellosa
P. porosa, Porous sea rod
P. wagenaari
3. Hard Corals—Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Acropora cervicornis, Staghorn coral
A. palmata, Elkhorn coral
A. prolifera, Fused staghorn
Family Agaricidae
Agaricia agaricities, Lettuce leaf coral
A. fragilis, Fragile saucer
A. lamarcki, Lamarck’s sheet
A. tenuifolia, Thin leaf lettuce
Leptoseris cucullata, Sunray lettuce
Family Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia michelinii, Blushing star
Family Caryophyllidae
Eusmilia fastigiata, Flower coral
Tubastrea aurea, Cup coral
Family Faviidae
Cladocora arbuscula, Tube coral
Colpophyllia natans, Boulder coral
Diploria clivosa, Knobby brain coral
D. labyrinthiformis, Grooved brain
D. strigosa, Symmetrical brain
Favia fragum, Golfball coral
Manicina areolata, Rose coral
M. mayori, Tortugas rose coral
Montastrea annularis, Boulder star coral
M. cavernosa, Great star coral
Solenastrea bournoni, Smooth star coral
Family Meandrinidae
Dendrogyra cylindrus, Pillar coral
Dichocoenia stellaris, Pancake star
D. stokesi, Elliptical star
Meandrina meandrites, Maze coral
Family Mussidae
Isophyllastrea rigida, Rough star coral
Isophyllia sinuosa, Sinuous cactus
Mussa angulosa, Large flower coral
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Mycetophyllia aliciae, Thin fungus coral
M. danae, Fat fungus coral
M. ferox, Grooved fungus
M. lamarckiana, Fungus coral
Scolymia cubensis, Artichoke coral
S. lacera, Solitary disk
Family Oculinidae
Oculina diffusa, Ivory bush coral
Family Pocilloporidae
Madracis decactis, Ten-ray star coral
M. mirabilis, Yellow pencil
Family Poritidae
Porites astreoides, Mustard hill coral
P. branneri, Blue crust coral
P. divaricata, Small finger coral
P. porites, Finger coral
Family Rhizangiidae
Astrangia solitaria, Dwarf cup coral
Phyllangia americana, Hidden cup coral
Family Siderastreidae
Siderastrea radians, Lesser starlet
S. siderea, Massive starlet
4. Black Corals—Order Antipatharia
Antipathes spp., Bushy black coral
Stichopathes spp., Wire coral
II. [Reserved]
Aquarium Trade Species in the Caribbean
Coral FMP
I. Sponges—Phylum Porifera
A. Demosponges—Class Demospongiae
Aphimedon compressa, Erect rope sponge
Chondrilla nucula, Chicken liver sponge
Cynachirella alloclada
Geodia neptuni, Potato sponge
Haliclona spp., Finger sponge
Myriastra spp.
Niphates digitalis, Pink vase sponge
N. erecta, Lavender rope sponge
Spinosella policifera
S. vaginalis
Tethya crypta
II. Coelenterates—Phylum Coelenterata
A. Anthozoans—Class Anthozoa
1. Anemones—Order Actiniaria
Aiptasia tagetes, Pale anemone
Bartholomea annulata, Corkscrew
anemone
Condylactis gigantea, Giant pink-tipped
anemone
Hereractis lucida, Knobby anemone
Lebrunia spp., Staghorn anemone
Stichodactyla helianthus, Sun anemone
2. Colonial Anemones—Order Zoanthidea
Zoanthus spp., Sea mat
3. False Corals—Order Corallimorpharia
Discosoma spp. (formerly Rhodactis), False
coral
Ricordia florida, Florida false coral
III. Annelid Worms—Phylum Annelida
A. Polychaetes—Class Polychaeta
Family Sabellidae, Feather duster worms
Sabellastarte spp., Tube worms
S. magnifica, Magnificent duster
Family Serpulidae
Spirobranchus giganteus, Christmas tree
worm
IV. Mollusks—Phylum Mollusca
A. Gastropods—Class Gastropoda
Family Elysiidae
Tridachia crispata, Lettuce sea slug
Family Olividae
Oliva reticularis, Netted olive
Family Ovulidae
Cyphoma gibbosum, Flamingo tongue
B. Bivalves—Class Bivalvia
Family Limidae
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Lima spp., Fileclams
L. scabra, Rough fileclam
Family Spondylidae
Spondylus americanus, Atlantic thorny
oyster
C. Cephalopods—Class Cephalopoda
1. Octopuses—Order Octopoda
Family Octopodidae
Octopus spp. (except the Common octopus,
O. vulgaris)
V. Arthropods—Phylum Arthropoda
A. Crustaceans—Subphylum Crustacea
1. Decapods—Order Decapoda
Family Alpheidae
Alpheaus armatus, Snapping shrimp
Family Diogenidae
Paguristes spp., Hermit crabs
P. cadenati, Red reef hermit
Family Grapsidae
Percnon gibbesi, Nimble spray crab
Family Hippolytidae
Lysmata spp., Peppermint shrimp
Thor amboinensis, Anemone shrimp
Family Majidae, Coral crabs
Mithrax spp., Clinging crabs
M. cinctimanus, Banded clinging
M. sculptus, Green clinging
Stenorhynchus seticornis, Yellowline
arrow
Family Palaemonida
Periclimenes spp., Cleaner shrimp
Family Squillidae, Mantis crabs
Gonodactylus spp.
Lysiosquilla spp.
Family Stenopodidae, Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus, Banded shrimp
S. scutellatus, Golden shrimp
VI. Echinoderms—Phylum Echinodermata
A. Feather stars—Class Crinoidea
Analcidometra armata, Swimming crinoid
Davidaster spp., Crinoids
Nemaster spp., Crinoids
B. Sea stars—Class Asteroidea
Astropecten spp., Sand stars
Linckia guildingii, Common comet star
Ophidiaster guildingii, Comet star
Oreaster reticulatus, Cushion sea star
C. Brittle and basket stars—Class
Ophiuroidea
Astrophyton muricatum, Giant basket star
Ophiocoma spp., Brittlestars
Ophioderma spp., Brittlestars
O. rubicundum, Ruby brittlestar
D. Sea Urchins—Class Echinoidea
Diadema antillarum, Long-spined urchin
Echinometra spp., Purple urchin
Eucidaris tribuloides, Pencil urchin
Lytechinus spp., Pin cushion urchin
Tripneustes ventricosus, Sea egg
E. Sea Cucumbers—Class Holothuroidea
Holothuria spp., Sea cucumbers
VII. Chordates—Phylum Chordata
A. Tunicates—Subphylum Urochordata
Table 2 of Appendix A to Part 622—
Caribbean Reef Fish
Lutjanidae—Snappers
Unit 1
Black snapper, Apsilus dentatus
Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella
Silk snapper, Lutjanus vivanus
Vermilion snapper, Rhomboplites
aurorubens
Wenchman, Pristipomoides aquilonaris
Unit 2
Cardinal, Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
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Queen snapper, Etelis oculatus
Unit 3
Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus
Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris
Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis
Dog snapper, Lutjanus jocu
Schoolmaster, Lutjanus apodus
Mahogany snapper, Lutjanus mahogani
Unit 4
Yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus
Serranidae—Sea basses and Groupers
Unit 1
Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus
Unit 2
Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara
Unit 3
Coney, Epinephelus fulvus
Graysby, Epinephelus cruentatus
Red hind, Epinephelus guttatus
Rock hind, Epinephelus adscensionis
Unit 4
Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci
Red grouper, Epinephelus morio
Tiger grouper, Mycteroperca tigris
Yellowfin grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa
Unit 5
Misty grouper, Epinephelus mystacinus
Yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus
flavolimbatus
Haemulidae—Grunts
White grunt, Haemulon plumieri
Margate, Haemulon album
Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum
Bluestriped grunt, Haemulon sciurus
French grunt, Haemulon flavolineatum
Porkfish, Anisotremus virginicus
Mullidae—Goatfishes
Spotted goatfish, Pseudupeneus maculatus
Yellow goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus
Sparidae—Porgies
Jolthead porgy, Calamus bajonado
Sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis
Sheepshead porgy, Calamus penna
Pluma, Calamus pennatula
Holocentridae—Squirrelfishes
Blackbar soldierfish, Myripristis jacobus
Bigeye, Priacanthus arenatus
Longspine squirrelfish, Holocentrus rufus
Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis
Malacanthidae—Tilefishes
Blackline tilefish, Caulolatilus cyanops
Sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri
Carangidae—Jacks
Blue runner, Caranx crysos
Horse-eye jack, Caranx latus
Black jack, Caranx lugubris
Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana
Bar jack, Caranx ruber
Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili
Yellow jack, Caranx bartholomaei
Scaridae—Parrotfishes
Blue parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus
Midnight parrotfish, Scarus coelestinus
Princess parrotfish, Scarus taeniopterus
Queen parrotfish, Scarus vetula
Rainbow parrotfish, Scarus guacamaia
Redfin parrotfish, Sparisoma rubripinne
Redtail parrotfish, Sparisoma
chrysopterum
Stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride
Redband parrotfish, Sparisoma
aurofrenatum
Striped parrotfish, Scarus croicensis
Acanthuridae—Surgeonfishes
Blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus
Ocean surgeonfish, Acanthurus bahianus
Doctorfish, Acanthurus chirurgus
Balistidae—Triggerfishes
Ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen
Queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula
Sargassum triggerfish, Xanthichthys rigens
Monacanthidae—Filefishes
Scrawled filefish, Aluterus scriptus
Whitespotted filefish, Cantherhines
macrocerus
Black durgon, Melichthys niger
Ostraciidae—Boxfishes
Honeycomb cowfish, Lactophrys polygonia
Scrawled cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis
Trunkfish, Lactophrys trigonus
Spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis
Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter
Labridae—Wrasses
Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus
Puddingwife, Halichoeres radiatus
Spanish hogfish, Bodianus rufus
Pomacanthidae—Angelfishes
Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris
Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus
French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru
Aquarium Trade Species in the Caribbean
Reef Fish FMP:
Frogfish, Antennarius spp.
Flamefish, Apogon maculatus
Conchfish, Astrapogen stellatus
Redlip blenny, Ophioblennius atlanticus
Peacock flounder, Bothus lunatus
Longsnout butterflyfish, Chaetodon
aculeatus
Foureye butterflyfish, Chaetodon
capistratus
Spotfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus
Banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon striatus
Redspotted hawkfish, Amblycirrhitus pinos
Flying gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans
Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber
Neon goby, Gobiosoma oceanops
Rusty goby, Priolepis hipoliti
Royal gramma, Gramma loreto
Creole wrasse, Clepticus parrae
Yellowcheek wrasse, Halichoeres
cyanocephalus
Yellowhead wrasse, Halichoeres garnoti
Clown wrasse, Halichoeres maculipinna
Pearly razorfish, Hemipteronotus novacula
Green razorfish, Hemipteronotus splendens
Bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum
Chain moray, Echidna catenata
Green moray, Gymnothorax funebris
Goldentail moray, Gymnothorax miliaris
Batfish, Ogcocepahalus spp.
Goldspotted eel, Myrichthys ocellatus
Yellowhead jawfish, Opistognathus
aurifrons
Dusky jawfish, Opistognathus whitehursti
Cherubfish, Centropyge argi
Rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor
Sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis
Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea
Sunshinefish, Chromis insolata
Yellowtail damselfish, Microspathodon
chrysurus
Dusky damselfish, Pomacentrus fuscus
Beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus
Bicolor damselfish, Pomacentrus partitus
Threespot damselfish, Pomacentrus
planifrons
Glasseye snapper, Priacanthus cruentatus
High-hat, Equetus acuminatus
Jackknife-fish, Equetus lanceolatus
Spotted drum, Equetus punctatus
Scorpaenidae—Scorpionfishes
Butter hamlet, Hypoplectrus unicolor
Swissguard basslet, Liopropoma rubre
Greater soapfish, Rypticus saponaceus
Orangeback bass, Serranus annularis
Lantern bass, Serranus baldwini
Tobaccofish, Serranus tabacarius
Harlequin bass, Serranus tigrinus
Chalk bass, Serranus tortugarum
Caribbean tonguefish, Symphurus arawak
Seahorses, Hippocampus spp.
Pipefishes, Syngnathus spp.
Sand diver, Synodus intermedius
Sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster rostrata
Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix
3. In Appendix E to part 622, Tables
1, 2 and 3 are revised to read as follows:
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Appendix E to Part 622—Caribbean
Island/Island Group Management
Areas
Table 1 of Appendix E to Part 622—
Coordinates of the Puerto Rico
Management Area
The Puerto Rico management area is
bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in
order, the following points.
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C ........................................................................................................................................................................
D ........................................................................................................................................................................
E .........................................................................................................................................................................
F .........................................................................................................................................................................
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A (intersects with the International/EEZ boundary) ...........................................................................................
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65°06′31.866″
18°13′59.0606″
18°01′16.9636″
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Coordinates of the St. Croix
Management Area
The St. Croix management area is bounded
by rhumb lines connecting, in order, the
following points.
Point
North lat.
G ........................................................................................................................................................................
From Point G, proceed easterly, then southerly, then southwesterly along the International/EEZ boundary
to Point F
F .........................................................................................................................................................................
E .........................................................................................................................................................................
D ........................................................................................................................................................................
G ........................................................................................................................................................................
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17°30′00.000″
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18°03′03″
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65°20′00.1716″
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64°38′03″
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West long.
Table 3 of Appendix E to Part 622—
Coordinates of the St. Thomas/St. John
Management Area
The St. Thomas/St. John management area
is bounded by rhumb lines connecting, in
order, the following points.
Point
A (intersects with the International/EEZ boundary) ...........................................................................................
From Point A, proceed southeasterly along the International/EEZ boundary to Point G
G ........................................................................................................................................................................
D ........................................................................................................................................................................
C ........................................................................................................................................................................
From Point C, proceed northerly along the 3-nautical mile Territorial boundary of the St. Thomas/St. John
island group to Point B
B .........................................................................................................................................................................
A (intersects with the International/EEZ boundary) ...........................................................................................
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18°01′16.9636″
18°13′59.0606″
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 120718255-3038-01]
RIN 0648-BC38
Amendment 4 to the Corals and Reef Associated Plants and
Invertebrates Fishery Management Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands; Seagrass Management
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 4 to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and
Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) (Coral
FMP), as prepared and submitted by the Caribbean Fishery Management
Council (Council). If implemented, this rule would remove seagrasses
from the Coral FMP. The intent of this rule and Amendment 4 to the
Coral FMP is to address the future management of seagrasses in the U.S.
Caribbean exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
``NOAA-NMFS-2013-0021,'' by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2013-0021, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to Maria del Mar Lopez,
Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg,
FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
Electronic copies of Amendments 4 to the Coral FMP, which include
an Environmental Assessment, a regulatory flexibility analysis, a
regulatory impact review, and a fishery impact statement, may be
obtained from the Southeast Regional Office Web site at: https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria del Mar Lopez, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, telephone: 727-824-5305, email:
Maria.Lopez@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seagrasses in the U.S. Caribbean EEZ are
managed under the Coral FMP. The Coral FMP was prepared by the Council
and is implemented under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Act by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
Background
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that annual catch limits (ACLs)
and accountability measures (AMs) be established to end overfishing and
prevent overfishing from occurring. Annual catch limits are levels of
annual catch of a stock or stock complex that are set to prevent
overfishing from occurring. Accountability measures are management
controls to prevent ACLs from being exceeded, and to correct or
mitigate overages of the ACL if they occur.
To address the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NMFS
published a final rule to implement the 2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment on
December 30, 2011 (76 FR 82414). The 2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment
included Amendment 3 to the Coral FMP. However, ACLs and AMs for
seagrasses, which are included in the Coral FMP, were not established
at that time. In Amendment 4 to the Coral FMP, the Council considered
whether to set an ACL for seagrasses, designate seagrasses as ecosystem
component species, or remove seagrasses from the Coral FMP. Because
there is no direct or indirect harvest of any of the seagrass species
listed in the Coral FMP, and future harvest is not anticipated, the
Council decided to remove all seagrass species from the Coral FMP.
Management Measure Contained in This Proposed Rule
If implemented, this rule would remove seagrass species from the
Coral FMP, because the Council determined that Federal management of
these seagrass species is unnecessary.
The Coral FMP currently includes four individual species of
seagrasses: Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), manatee grass
(Syringodium filiforme), shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass
(Ruppia maritima), and one group of species, the sea vines (Halophila
spp., including H. decipiens, H. baillonis, H. engelmannii, and H.
stipulacea (exotic)), all of which occur in U.S. Caribbean waters.
Seagrasses were included in 1994 as members of the coral reef resources
fishery management unit (FMU) of the Coral FMP. The Coral FMP defined
the coral reef resources FMU to include a vast array of plants and
invertebrates that provide habitats that are essential to the growth,
development, and survival of managed finfish and other marine
organisms.
The location, presence, and distribution of seagrasses in the EEZ
are not well known, but the best available scientific information
indicates that the vast majority of seagrasses occur in shallower
Puerto Rico commonwealth and USVI territorial waters (state waters) due
to depth-associated light limitations found in the EEZ. Seagrasses are
not targeted either in the EEZ or in state waters, and future harvest
is not anticipated. Both Puerto Rico and the USVI regulate activities
involving seagrasses through their respective coastal zone management
programs. Seagrasses have been identified as essential fish habitat
(EFH) for stocks within the four Council FMPs (Queen Conch Resources of
Puerto Rico and the USVI, Reef Fish Fishery of Puerto Rico and the
USVI, Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the USVI, and Coral).
Essential fish habitat is defined by the Magnuson-Stevens Act as those
waters and substrates necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding
or for growth to maturity. Additionally, seagrasses have been
identified as habitat areas of particular concern (HAPC) within special
areas in state waters.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act's National Standard 7 guidelines require
Councils to prepare FMPs only for overfished fisheries and other
fisheries where regulation would serve some useful purpose, and where
the present or
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future benefit of regulation would justify the costs. Because there is
no known harvest of seagrass species, these species occur predominantly
in state waters, and seagrasses are designated as EFH and HAPC in all
of the Council FMPs, the Council determined that Federal management of
seagrasses is unnecessary.
Other Changes Contained in This Proposed Rule
This rule would also remove an outdated reference that aquarium
trade species are for data collection purposes only, and correct
boundary line descriptions for the Caribbean island management areas
implemented in the 2010 Caribbean ACL Amendment.
In 50 CFR part 622, Appendix A, NMFS proposes to remove the text
regarding aquarium trade species as being in the ``data collection''
category in the Coral FMP and the Reef Fish FMP (Table 1 and Table 2).
The 2011 Caribbean ACL Amendment removed aquarium trade species from
the data collection category and set management reference points and an
ACL.
This rule also proposes to correct two waypoint descriptions and
three boundary line descriptions in Appendix E to part 622 that were
implemented in the final rule for Amendment 2 to the Queen Conch FMP
and Amendment 5 to the Reef Fish FMP (2010 Caribbean ACL Amendment)(76
FR 82404, December 30, 2011). NMFS has determined that the description
of waypoints B and C in the Puerto Rico Management Area (in Table 1)
and waypoints B and C in the St. Thomas/St. John Management Area (in
Table 3), as well as the boundary line that connects these two
waypoints, were incorrectly described in that final rule. NMFS proposes
to remove the description for points B and C in Appendix E, and
maintain just the waypoints because the waypoints themselves are
sufficient description of the boundary in those instances. NMFS also
proposes to revise the description of the boundary line that connects
waypoints B and C in Appendix E to be ``the 3-nautical mile Territorial
boundary of the St. Thomas/St. John island group'' instead of ``the
EEZ/Territorial boundary,'' to be consistent with the Council's intent
for the specification of these Caribbean island management areas.
Additionally, NMFS has determined that two boundary lines, one in the
St. Croix Management Area (in Table 2) and one in the St. Thomas/St.
John Management Area (in Table 3), were incorrectly described as the
``EEZ/Territorial boundary'' and are proposed to be revised to
``International/EEZ boundary.'' These revisions would also be
consistent with the Council's intent for the specification of these
Caribbean island management areas.
Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the
AA has determined that this proposed rule is consistent with the
amendment, the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law, subject
to further consideration after public comment.
This proposed rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration that this proposed rule, if implemented, would not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for this determination is as follows:
The purpose of this proposed rule is to address management of
seagrasses in the EEZ. This proposed rule would remove seagrasses from
the Coral FMP because there is no direct or indirect harvest of these
species in the EEZ and no harvest is expected in the future. The
Magnuson-Stevens Act provides the statutory basis for the proposed
action.
No duplicative, overlapping, or conflicting Federal rules have been
identified.
No small entities have been identified that would be expected to be
affected by this proposed action. As previously stated, this proposed
rule would remove all seagrass species from the Coral FMP. No harvest
of these species by any entities has been documented. As a result, this
proposed rule would not be expected to directly apply to any small
entities.
This proposed rule would not establish any new reporting, record-
keeping, or other compliance requirements.
The proposed removal of all seagrass species from the FMP would
eliminate Federal management of these species. Other than the HAPC and
EFH designations discussed in the preamble, no regulations have been
implemented to protect seagrasses or otherwise manage seagrass harvest
or the resource since the development of the Coral FMP. However, no
harvest of seagrasses from either the Caribbean EEZ or state waters has
been documented. As a result, no entities, either large or small, are
expected to incur any direct change in revenue or profit if this rule
is implemented.
In addition to the one action considered in Amendment 4 to the
Coral FMP and included in this proposed rule, this proposed rule would
make two changes to the regulatory text in 50 CFR part 622. These
proposed changes are described in the preamble. These changes clarify
language associated with prior regulatory action. As a result, none of
these proposed changes in the regulatory text would be expected to
result in any reduction in profits to any small entities.
Based on the discussion above, NMFS determines that this rule, if
implemented, would not be expected to have any direct adverse economic
impact on any small entities. As a result, an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis is not required and none has been prepared.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 622
Fisheries, Fishing, Puerto Rico, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Virgin Islands.
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, performing the functions and
duties of the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 622 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 622--FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC
0
1. The authority citation for part 622 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
0
2. In Appendix A to part 622, Tables 1 and 2 are revised to read as
follows:
Appendix A to Part 622--Species Tables
Table 1 of Appendix A to Part 622--Caribbean Coral Reef Resources
I. Coelenterates--Phylum Coelenterata
A. Hydrocorals--Class Hydrozoa
1. Hydroids--Order Athecatae
Family Milleporidae
Millepora spp., Fire corals
Family Stylasteridae
Stylaster roseus, Rose lace corals
B. Anthozoans--Class Anthozoa
1. Soft corals--Order Alcyonacea
Family Anthothelidae
Erythropodium caribaeorum, Encrusting gorgonian
Iciligorgia schrammi, Deepwater sea fan Family Briaridae
Briareum asbestinum, Corky sea finger Family Clavulariidae
Carijoa riisei
Telesto spp.
2. Gorgonian corals--Order Gorgonacea
Family Ellisellidae
Ellisella spp., Sea whips Family Gorgoniidae
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Gorgonia flabellum, Venus sea fan
G. mariae, Wide-mesh sea fan
G. ventalina, Common sea fan
Pseudopterogorgia acerosa, Sea plume
P. albatrossae
P. americana, Slimy sea plume
P. bipinnata, Bipinnate plume
P. rigida
Pterogorgia anceps, Angular sea whip
P. citrina, Yellow sea whip
Family Plexauridae
Eunicea calyculata, Warty sea rod
E. clavigera
E. fusca, Doughnut sea rod
E. knighti
E. laciniata
E. laxispica
E. mammosa, Swollen-knob
E. succinea, Shelf-knob sea rod
E. touneforti
Muricea atlantica
M. elongata, Orange spiny rod
M. laxa, Delicate spiny rod
M. muricata, Spiny sea fan
M. pinnata, Long spine sea fan
Muriceopsis spp.
M. flavida, Rough sea plume
M. sulphurea
Plexaura flexuosa, Bent sea rod
P. homomalla, Black sea rod
Plexaurella dichotoma, Slit-pore sea rod
P. fusifera
P. grandiflora
P. grisea
P. nutans, Giant slit-pore
Pseudoplexaura crucis
P. flagellosa
P. porosa, Porous sea rod
P. wagenaari
3. Hard Corals--Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Acropora cervicornis, Staghorn coral
A. palmata, Elkhorn coral
A. prolifera, Fused staghorn
Family Agaricidae
Agaricia agaricities, Lettuce leaf coral
A. fragilis, Fragile saucer
A. lamarcki, Lamarck's sheet
A. tenuifolia, Thin leaf lettuce
Leptoseris cucullata, Sunray lettuce
Family Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia michelinii, Blushing star
Family Caryophyllidae
Eusmilia fastigiata, Flower coral
Tubastrea aurea, Cup coral
Family Faviidae
Cladocora arbuscula, Tube coral
Colpophyllia natans, Boulder coral
Diploria clivosa, Knobby brain coral
D. labyrinthiformis, Grooved brain
D. strigosa, Symmetrical brain
Favia fragum, Golfball coral
Manicina areolata, Rose coral
M. mayori, Tortugas rose coral
Montastrea annularis, Boulder star coral
M. cavernosa, Great star coral
Solenastrea bournoni, Smooth star coral
Family Meandrinidae
Dendrogyra cylindrus, Pillar coral
Dichocoenia stellaris, Pancake star
D. stokesi, Elliptical star
Meandrina meandrites, Maze coral
Family Mussidae
Isophyllastrea rigida, Rough star coral
Isophyllia sinuosa, Sinuous cactus
Mussa angulosa, Large flower coral
Mycetophyllia aliciae, Thin fungus coral
M. danae, Fat fungus coral
M. ferox, Grooved fungus
M. lamarckiana, Fungus coral
Scolymia cubensis, Artichoke coral
S. lacera, Solitary disk
Family Oculinidae
Oculina diffusa, Ivory bush coral
Family Pocilloporidae
Madracis decactis, Ten-ray star coral
M. mirabilis, Yellow pencil
Family Poritidae
Porites astreoides, Mustard hill coral
P. branneri, Blue crust coral
P. divaricata, Small finger coral
P. porites, Finger coral
Family Rhizangiidae
Astrangia solitaria, Dwarf cup coral
Phyllangia americana, Hidden cup coral
Family Siderastreidae
Siderastrea radians, Lesser starlet
S. siderea, Massive starlet
4. Black Corals--Order Antipatharia
Antipathes spp., Bushy black coral
Stichopathes spp., Wire coral
II. [Reserved]
Aquarium Trade Species in the Caribbean Coral FMP
I. Sponges--Phylum Porifera
A. Demosponges--Class Demospongiae
Aphimedon compressa, Erect rope sponge
Chondrilla nucula, Chicken liver sponge
Cynachirella alloclada
Geodia neptuni, Potato sponge
Haliclona spp., Finger sponge
Myriastra spp.
Niphates digitalis, Pink vase sponge
N. erecta, Lavender rope sponge
Spinosella policifera
S. vaginalis
Tethya crypta
II. Coelenterates--Phylum Coelenterata
A. Anthozoans--Class Anthozoa
1. Anemones--Order Actiniaria
Aiptasia tagetes, Pale anemone
Bartholomea annulata, Corkscrew anemone
Condylactis gigantea, Giant pink-tipped anemone
Hereractis lucida, Knobby anemone
Lebrunia spp., Staghorn anemone
Stichodactyla helianthus, Sun anemone
2. Colonial Anemones--Order Zoanthidea
Zoanthus spp., Sea mat
3. False Corals--Order Corallimorpharia
Discosoma spp. (formerly Rhodactis), False coral
Ricordia florida, Florida false coral
III. Annelid Worms--Phylum Annelida
A. Polychaetes--Class Polychaeta
Family Sabellidae, Feather duster worms
Sabellastarte spp., Tube worms
S. magnifica, Magnificent duster
Family Serpulidae
Spirobranchus giganteus, Christmas tree worm
IV. Mollusks--Phylum Mollusca
A. Gastropods--Class Gastropoda
Family Elysiidae
Tridachia crispata, Lettuce sea slug
Family Olividae
Oliva reticularis, Netted olive
Family Ovulidae
Cyphoma gibbosum, Flamingo tongue
B. Bivalves--Class Bivalvia
Family Limidae
Lima spp., Fileclams
L. scabra, Rough fileclam
Family Spondylidae
Spondylus americanus, Atlantic thorny oyster
C. Cephalopods--Class Cephalopoda
1. Octopuses--Order Octopoda
Family Octopodidae
Octopus spp. (except the Common octopus, O. vulgaris)
V. Arthropods--Phylum Arthropoda
A. Crustaceans--Subphylum Crustacea
1. Decapods--Order Decapoda
Family Alpheidae
Alpheaus armatus, Snapping shrimp
Family Diogenidae
Paguristes spp., Hermit crabs
P. cadenati, Red reef hermit
Family Grapsidae
Percnon gibbesi, Nimble spray crab
Family Hippolytidae
Lysmata spp., Peppermint shrimp
Thor amboinensis, Anemone shrimp
Family Majidae, Coral crabs
Mithrax spp., Clinging crabs
M. cinctimanus, Banded clinging
M. sculptus, Green clinging
Stenorhynchus seticornis, Yellowline arrow
Family Palaemonida
Periclimenes spp., Cleaner shrimp
Family Squillidae, Mantis crabs
Gonodactylus spp.
Lysiosquilla spp.
Family Stenopodidae, Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus, Banded shrimp
S. scutellatus, Golden shrimp
VI. Echinoderms--Phylum Echinodermata
A. Feather stars--Class Crinoidea
Analcidometra armata, Swimming crinoid
Davidaster spp., Crinoids
Nemaster spp., Crinoids
B. Sea stars--Class Asteroidea
Astropecten spp., Sand stars
Linckia guildingii, Common comet star
Ophidiaster guildingii, Comet star
Oreaster reticulatus, Cushion sea star
C. Brittle and basket stars--Class Ophiuroidea
Astrophyton muricatum, Giant basket star
Ophiocoma spp., Brittlestars
Ophioderma spp., Brittlestars
O. rubicundum, Ruby brittlestar
D. Sea Urchins--Class Echinoidea
Diadema antillarum, Long-spined urchin
Echinometra spp., Purple urchin
Eucidaris tribuloides, Pencil urchin
Lytechinus spp., Pin cushion urchin
Tripneustes ventricosus, Sea egg
E. Sea Cucumbers--Class Holothuroidea
Holothuria spp., Sea cucumbers
VII. Chordates--Phylum Chordata
A. Tunicates--Subphylum Urochordata
Table 2 of Appendix A to Part 622--Caribbean Reef Fish
Lutjanidae--Snappers
Unit 1
Black snapper, Apsilus dentatus
Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella
Silk snapper, Lutjanus vivanus
Vermilion snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens
Wenchman, Pristipomoides aquilonaris
Unit 2
Cardinal, Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
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Queen snapper, Etelis oculatus
Unit 3
Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus
Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris
Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis
Dog snapper, Lutjanus jocu
Schoolmaster, Lutjanus apodus
Mahogany snapper, Lutjanus mahogani
Unit 4
Yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus
Serranidae--Sea basses and Groupers
Unit 1
Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus
Unit 2
Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara
Unit 3
Coney, Epinephelus fulvus
Graysby, Epinephelus cruentatus
Red hind, Epinephelus guttatus
Rock hind, Epinephelus adscensionis
Unit 4
Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci
Red grouper, Epinephelus morio
Tiger grouper, Mycteroperca tigris
Yellowfin grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa
Unit 5
Misty grouper, Epinephelus mystacinus
Yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus flavolimbatus
Haemulidae--Grunts
White grunt, Haemulon plumieri
Margate, Haemulon album
Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum
Bluestriped grunt, Haemulon sciurus
French grunt, Haemulon flavolineatum
Porkfish, Anisotremus virginicus
Mullidae--Goatfishes
Spotted goatfish, Pseudupeneus maculatus
Yellow goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus
Sparidae--Porgies
Jolthead porgy, Calamus bajonado
Sea bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis
Sheepshead porgy, Calamus penna
Pluma, Calamus pennatula
Holocentridae--Squirrelfishes
Blackbar soldierfish, Myripristis jacobus
Bigeye, Priacanthus arenatus
Longspine squirrelfish, Holocentrus rufus
Squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis
Malacanthidae--Tilefishes
Blackline tilefish, Caulolatilus cyanops
Sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri
Carangidae--Jacks
Blue runner, Caranx crysos
Horse-eye jack, Caranx latus
Black jack, Caranx lugubris
Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana
Bar jack, Caranx ruber
Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili
Yellow jack, Caranx bartholomaei
Scaridae--Parrotfishes
Blue parrotfish, Scarus coeruleus
Midnight parrotfish, Scarus coelestinus
Princess parrotfish, Scarus taeniopterus
Queen parrotfish, Scarus vetula
Rainbow parrotfish, Scarus guacamaia
Redfin parrotfish, Sparisoma rubripinne
Redtail parrotfish, Sparisoma chrysopterum
Stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride
Redband parrotfish, Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Striped parrotfish, Scarus croicensis
Acanthuridae--Surgeonfishes
Blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus
Ocean surgeonfish, Acanthurus bahianus
Doctorfish, Acanthurus chirurgus
Balistidae--Triggerfishes
Ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen
Queen triggerfish, Balistes vetula
Sargassum triggerfish, Xanthichthys rigens
Monacanthidae--Filefishes
Scrawled filefish, Aluterus scriptus
Whitespotted filefish, Cantherhines macrocerus
Black durgon, Melichthys niger
Ostraciidae--Boxfishes
Honeycomb cowfish, Lactophrys polygonia
Scrawled cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis
Trunkfish, Lactophrys trigonus
Spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis
Smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter
Labridae--Wrasses
Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus
Puddingwife, Halichoeres radiatus
Spanish hogfish, Bodianus rufus
Pomacanthidae--Angelfishes
Queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris
Gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus
French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru
Aquarium Trade Species in the Caribbean Reef Fish FMP:
Frogfish, Antennarius spp.
Flamefish, Apogon maculatus
Conchfish, Astrapogen stellatus
Redlip blenny, Ophioblennius atlanticus
Peacock flounder, Bothus lunatus
Longsnout butterflyfish, Chaetodon aculeatus
Foureye butterflyfish, Chaetodon capistratus
Spotfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus
Banded butterflyfish, Chaetodon striatus
Redspotted hawkfish, Amblycirrhitus pinos
Flying gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans
Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber
Neon goby, Gobiosoma oceanops
Rusty goby, Priolepis hipoliti
Royal gramma, Gramma loreto
Creole wrasse, Clepticus parrae
Yellowcheek wrasse, Halichoeres cyanocephalus
Yellowhead wrasse, Halichoeres garnoti
Clown wrasse, Halichoeres maculipinna
Pearly razorfish, Hemipteronotus novacula
Green razorfish, Hemipteronotus splendens
Bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum
Chain moray, Echidna catenata
Green moray, Gymnothorax funebris
Goldentail moray, Gymnothorax miliaris
Batfish, Ogcocepahalus spp.
Goldspotted eel, Myrichthys ocellatus
Yellowhead jawfish, Opistognathus aurifrons
Dusky jawfish, Opistognathus whitehursti
Cherubfish, Centropyge argi
Rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor
Sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis
Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea
Sunshinefish, Chromis insolata
Yellowtail damselfish, Microspathodon chrysurus
Dusky damselfish, Pomacentrus fuscus
Beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus
Bicolor damselfish, Pomacentrus partitus
Threespot damselfish, Pomacentrus planifrons
Glasseye snapper, Priacanthus cruentatus
High-hat, Equetus acuminatus
Jackknife-fish, Equetus lanceolatus
Spotted drum, Equetus punctatus
Scorpaenidae--Scorpionfishes
Butter hamlet, Hypoplectrus unicolor
Swissguard basslet, Liopropoma rubre
Greater soapfish, Rypticus saponaceus
Orangeback bass, Serranus annularis
Lantern bass, Serranus baldwini
Tobaccofish, Serranus tabacarius
Harlequin bass, Serranus tigrinus
Chalk bass, Serranus tortugarum
Caribbean tonguefish, Symphurus arawak
Seahorses, Hippocampus spp.
Pipefishes, Syngnathus spp.
Sand diver, Synodus intermedius
Sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster rostrata
Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix
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3. In Appendix E to part 622, Tables 1, 2 and 3 are revised to read as
follows:
Appendix E to Part 622--Caribbean Island/Island Group Management Areas
Table 1 of Appendix E to Part 622--Coordinates of the Puerto Rico
Management Area
The Puerto Rico management area is bounded by rhumb lines
connecting, in order, the following points.
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Point North lat. West long.
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A (intersects with the 19[deg]37'29'' 65[deg]20'57''
International/EEZ boundary).
B........................... 18[deg]25'46.3015'' 65[deg]06'31.866''
From Point B, proceed
southerly along the 3-
nautical mile Territorial
boundary of the St. Thomas/
St. John island group to
Point C
C........................... 18[deg]13'59.0606'' 65[deg]05'33.058''
D........................... 18[deg]01'16.9636'' 64[deg]57'38.817''
E........................... 17[deg]30'00.000'' 65[deg]20'00.1716''
F........................... 16[deg]02'53.5812'' 65[deg]20'00.1716''
From Point F, proceed
southwesterly, then
northerly, then easterly,
and finally southerly along
the International/EEZ
boundary to Point A
A (intersects with the 19[deg]37'29'' 65[deg]20'57''
International/EEZ boundary).
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Table 2 of Appendix E to Part 622--Coordinates of the St. Croix
Management Area
The St. Croix management area is bounded by rhumb lines
connecting, in order, the following points.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point North lat. West long.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
G........................... 18[deg]03'03'' 64[deg]38'03''
From Point G, proceed
easterly, then southerly,
then southwesterly along
the International/EEZ
boundary to Point F
F........................... 16[deg]02'53.5812'' 65[deg]20'00.1716''
E........................... 17[deg]30'00.000'' 65[deg]20'00.1716''
D........................... 18[deg]01'16.9636'' 64[deg]57'38.817''
G........................... 18[deg]03'03'' 64[deg]38'03''
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 3 of Appendix E to Part 622--Coordinates of the St. Thomas/St.
John Management Area
The St. Thomas/St. John management area is bounded by rhumb
lines connecting, in order, the following points.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point North lat. West long.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A (intersects with the 19[deg]37'29'' 65[deg]20'57''
International/EEZ boundary).
From Point A, proceed
southeasterly along the
International/EEZ boundary
to Point G
G........................... 18[deg]03'03'' 64[deg]38'03''
D........................... 18[deg]01'16.9636'' 64[deg]57'38.817''
C........................... 18[deg]13'59.0606'' 65[deg]05'33.058''
From Point C, proceed
northerly along the 3-
nautical mile Territorial
boundary of the St. Thomas/
St. John island group to
Point B
B........................... 18[deg]25'46.3015'' 65[deg]06'31.866''
A (intersects with the 19[deg]37'29'' 65[deg]20'57''
International/EEZ boundary).
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[FR Doc. 2013-05067 Filed 3-5-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
