# Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Initial Regulations
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 1996-12-13 · Effective 1997-01-13 · 61 FR 65481
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-31588
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Region:** south atlantic
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 65481
- **Publication date:** 1996-12-13
- **Effective date:** 1997-01-13
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 960919266-6336-02
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule to implement the Fishery Management Plan for Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (FMP). The FMP restricts the taking of queen conch in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in order to restore overfished stocks.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/13/96-31588/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-queen-conch-resources-of-puerto-rico)
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