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FB24-013 FISHERY BULLETIN ISSUE DATE: February 26, 2024 CONTACT: Sarah Stephenson, 727-824-5305, sarah.stephenson@noaa.gov
Reminder of Seasonal Closure of the Mutton Snapper Spawning Aggregation Area in Federal Waters off St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands What Is Happening and When: Mutton Snapper Spawning Aggregation Area Fishing Prohibitions •
The seasonal closure on fishing for any species in federal waters of the Mutton Snapper Spawning Aggregation Area off St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (Figure 1) begins at 12:01 a.m., local time, on March 1, 2024, and extends through 11:59 p.m., local time, June 30, 2024.
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Fishing with pots, traps, bottom longlines, gillnets, or trammel nets is prohibited within federal waters of the mutton snapper spawning aggregation area year-round.
The Mutton Snapper Spawning Aggregation Area is located off southwest St. Croix and bounded by the following coordinates: A B C D E
17°37.8' N 17°39.0' N 17°39.0' N 17°38.1' N 17°37.8' N
64°53.0' W 64°53.0' W 64°50.5' W 64°50.5' W 64°52.5' W Figure 1. Map showing the mutton snapper spawning aggregation area (rectangle A, B, C, D, E) off St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.