CFMC UPDATES
OCTOBER 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.
NOAA FISHERIES CELEBRATES
OCTOBER NATIONAL S EAFOOD MONTH 2021 By Dra. Álida Ortiz Sotomayor, OEAP Chairperson Foto: Jannete Ramos-García
We invite you all to join NOAA Fisheries in this celebration! In the US Caribbean, fish, conch, octopus, lobsters, for example, are important foods in the diet of our communities. They provide protein, vitamins and minerals essential to good health. Fishing for these organisms is also an important economic activity in our society. Therefore, it is necessary that consumers understand the biological and dynamic aspects of the species eaten in their natural habitat. It is also important that they understand the management measures that are applied for the protection and sustainable use of the species common in their plates.