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Title 50 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIESChapter VI - FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEPart 622 - FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF MEXICO, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC
Subpart S - FMP FOR THE EEZ AROUND PUERTO RICO
Section 622.441 - Size limits

50 C.F.R. § 622.441

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Section 622.441 - Size limits

All size limits in this section are minimum size limits unless specified otherwise. A fish not in compliance with its size limit in or from the EEZ around Puerto Rico may not be possessed, sold, or purchased, and must be released immediately with a minimum of harm. The operator of a vessel that fishes in the EEZ around Puerto Rico is responsible for ensuring that all species on board are in compliance with the size limits specified in this section. See § 622.10 regarding requirements for landing fish intact. See § 622.445(c)(2) regarding requirements for landing spiny lobster intact.

(a)Reef fish.
(1) Yellowtail snapper - 12 inches (30.5 cm), TL.
(2) [Reserved]
(b) [Reserved]
(c)Spiny lobster. 3.5 inches (8.9 cm), carapace length.

50 C.F.R. §622.441

87 FR 56217, 10/13/2022