# 2026-03507: Fish Fix: Puerto Rico Rules Get Species Table Cleanup

2026-03507, Comprehensive Fishery Management Plans for Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John; Correction, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-02-23, effective 2026-02-23 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03507
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-03507
- Title: Comprehensive Fishery Management Plans for Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John; Correction
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 8385
- Published: 2026-02-23
- Effective: 2026-02-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 0648-BD32
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Fish Fix: Puerto Rico Rules Get Species Table Cleanup

## Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service fixed some mistakes in the fishery management rules for Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John that were first published in 2022. These corrections update species table references to make sure the rules are clear and accurate. This fix takes effect on February 23, 2026, and helps fishermen and managers follow the right guidelines without confusion.

## Abstract

NMFS corrects the final rule that implemented management measures described in the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans (collectively, island-based FMPs), which published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2022. Among other measures, the final rule revised and redesignated the species tables, but inadvertently did not include revisions to the applicable species table references. The purpose of this correcting amendment is to fix these inadvertent errors.

## Effects PRIA read

- Fixed species-table references: benefit, low. If you fish commercially or recreationally in the Caribbean islands covered by these plans, this rule corrects the definitions in 50 CFR 622.2 so that “Gulf reef fish” refers to Table 1 in Appendix A and “South Atlantic snapper-grouper” refers to Table 2 in Appendix A. The correction takes effect o…
- Clarified South Atlantic bag limit wording: benefit, low. If you fish for South Atlantic snapper-grouper, this rule clarifies the recreational bag limit language in 50 CFR 622.187(b)(8): a combined limit of 20 fish, exclusions including tomtate and the ecosystem component species listed in Table 2 of Appendix A, and a cap of no more than 10 fish of any on…

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## Sources
- [2026-03507 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03507/comprehensive-fishery-management-plans-for-puerto-rico-st-croix-and-st-thomas-and-st-john-correction)
- [2026-03507 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03507.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03507 (as of 2026-06-11).