CFMC UPDATES
AUGUST 2021
I n t h e C a r ib b e a n F i s h e r y M a n a g e m e n t C o u n c i l ( C F M C ) ' s b u lle t in y o u w ill f in d a n n o u n c e m e n t s , f a c t s a b o u t m a r i n e s p e c i e s , a n d v a lu a b le i n fo rm a t io n o n f is h i n g a n d r e g u l a t io n s t h a t r u l e t h i s a c t i v i t y i n P u e r t o R i c o a n d t h e U S Virg in Isla n d s.
WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC EXCLUSIVE ZONE? In many instances, when we talk about laws, regulations, and fishing closures in the US Caribbean (Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands), we find ourselves looking at the distinctions between local and federal waters. Federal waters are also known as Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). It is important to know which are the limits of the federal waters (EEZ) and the local waters of Puerto Rico and the USVI. There are laws and regulations that change depending on the area where you are. Remember that the EEZ begins just where the state or jurisdictional waters end.