conch closure 2023 Press Release 2023.final
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES ------------0------------ DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES No. 45 Estate Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00840 Office of the Commissioner Telephone: (340) 773-1082 FAX: (340) 773-1716 CONTACT: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Monday, May 8, 2023 QUEEN CONCH CLOSED TO FISHING JUNE 1, 2023, UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2023 AS PER V.I. CODE TITLE 12, CHAPTER 9A, SECTIONS 304 and 316 Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces to the public that the annual queen conch seasonal closure commences on June 1, 2023, for both the St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John Districts, as established by regulation effective July 1, 2008. Harvesting of queen conch is prohibited from June 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Possession of queen conch is prohibited from June 15, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Seasonal harvest closures conserve fished populations and help sustain and improve the fisheries of the Virgin Islands. …
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GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES ------------0------------ DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES No. 45 Estate Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00840 Office of the Commissioner Telephone: (340) 773-1082 FAX: (340) 773-1716 CONTACT: Jamal Nielsen, Media Relations Coordinator jamal.nielsen@dpnr.vi.gov Monday, May 8, 2023 QUEEN CONCH CLOSED TO FISHING JUNE 1, 2023, UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2023 AS PER V.I. CODE TITLE 12, CHAPTER 9A, SECTIONS 304 and 316 Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces to the public that the annual queen conch seasonal closure commences on June 1, 2023, for both the St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John Districts, as established by regulation effective July 1, 2008. Harvesting of queen conch is prohibited from June 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Possession of queen conch is prohibited from June 15, 2023, through October 31, 2023. Seasonal harvest closures conserve fished populations and help sustain and improve the fisheries of the Virgin Islands. The conch season will reopen on November 1, 2023, and will remain open until midnight, May 31, 2024, or until the 50,000 lbs. quota per district is reached, whichever comes first. Commissioner Oriol also reminds the public that harvesting and/or possession of Mutton and Lane Snapper are prohibited Territory-wide from April 1 to June 30, 2023. The Commissioner asks for everyone’s cooperation to protect Virgin Islands resources for the present and future benefit of the people of the Virgin Islands. For more information about queen conch or other fishing regulations, please contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife at 773-1082 in St. Croix and 775-6762 in St. Thomas or the Division of Environmental Enforcement at 773-5774 in St. Croix and 774-3320 in St. Thomas.