Fishery management plan for the spiny lobster fishery of puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands

Acronyms/Abbreviations vi

Fishery Impact Statement – Social Impact Analysis x

1.0 Executive Summary 1

2.0 Introduction 2

2.1 Background 2

2.2 Management History 6

3.0 PURPOSE AND NEED 8

4.0 MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES 9

4.1 Action 1: Minimum Size Limits for Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) Imported into the United States 9

4.2 Action 2: Other Import Restrictions 13

5.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT 15

5.1 Physical Environment 15

5.2 Biological Environment 16

5.2.1 Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) 16

5.2.2 Protected Species 23

5.2.2.1 ESA-Listed Sea Turtles 23

5.2.2.2 ESA-Listed Marine Fish 25

5.2.2.3 ESA-Listed Marine Invertebrates 26

5.3 Description of the Economic and Social Environment 26

5.3.1 Introduction 26

5.3.2. Global Commercial Production of Lobster & Caribbean Spiny Lobster 29

5.3.5.1.2 Florida County Ordinances 52

5.3.5.2 Puerto Rico 52

5.3.5.3 U.S. Virgin Islands 53

5.3.6 Foreign Laws and International Agreements 54

5.3.7 Florida Commercial and Recreational Harvest 55

5.3.8 Florida Counties with Commercial Landings of Spiny Lobster 59

5.3.8.1 Introduction 59

5.3.8.2 Monroe County 60

5.3.8.3 Dade (Miami-Dade) County 66

5.3.8.4. Palm Beach County 71

5.3.8.5. Broward County 74

5.3.9 Puerto Rico 77

NAICS Code 79

Description 79

Employer Establish- ments 79

Sales, Receipts or Shipments ($1,000) 79

Annual Payroll ($1,000) 79

Paid Employees 79

5.3.10 U.S. Virgin Islands 80

NAICS Code 82

Description 82

No. Estab. 82

Sales, Receipts or Shipments ($1,000) 82

Annual Payroll ($1,000) 82

Paid Employees 82

5.3.11 Hurricanes 82

5.4 Administrative Environment 83

5.4.1 Federal Fishery Management 83

5.4.2 State Fishery Management 84

6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES 84

6.1 Action 1: Minimum Size Limits for Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) Imported into the United States 84

6.1.1 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Physical, Biological, and Ecological Environment 84

6.1.2 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Economic Environment 88

6.1.3 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Social Environment 88

6.1.4 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Administrative Environment 88

6.2 Action 2: Other Import Restrictions 90

6.2.1 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Physical, Biological, and Ecological Environment 90

6.2.2 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Economic Environment 92

6.2.3 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Social Environment 92

6.2.4 Direct and Indirect Effects on the Administrative Environment 93

6.3 Comparison of Alternatives to Magnuson-Stevens Act National Standards 94

6.4 Mitigation Measures 96

6.5 Cumulative Effects Analysis 96

6.6 Unavoidable Adverse Effects 100

6.7 Relationship Between Short-Term Uses and Long-Term Productivity 100

6.8 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources 100

6.9 Any Other Disclosures 100

6.10 Evaluation of Significance Factors 100

7.0 REGUALTORY IMPACT REVIEW 103

7.1 Introduction 103

7.2 Problems and Objectives in the Fishery 103

7.3 Methodology 104

7.4 Description of the Fisheries 104

7.5 Impacts of the Management Alternatives 104

7.5.1 Action 1: Minimum Conservation Sizes of Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) Import Products into the United States 104

7.5.1.1 Alternative 1 105

7.5.1.2 Alternative 2 of Action 1 110

7.5.1.2.1 Part A of Alternative 2 of Action 1 110

7.5.1.2.2 Part B of Alternative 2 of Action 1 115

7.5.1.2.3 Total Economic Impact of Alternative 2 of Action 1 115

7.5.1.3 Alternative 3 of Action 1 116

7.5.1.4 Comparison of Alternatives of Action 1 116

7.5.2 Proposed Action 2: Establish other restrictions on importation of Caribbean spiny lobster 118

7.5.2.1 Alternative 1 of Action 2 118

7.5.2.2 Alternative 2 of Action 2 120

7.5.2.2.1 Prohibiting Importation of Meat Removed from the Shell 120

7.2.2.2.2 Prohibiting Importation of Berried Lobsters or Removal of Eggs or Pleopods 120

7.2.2.2.3 Total Economic Impact of Alternative 2 of Action 2 121

7.5.2.3 Alternative 3 of Action 2 122

7.5.2.4 Alternative 4 of Action 2 122

7.5.2.5 Comparison of Economic Costs and Benefits of Alternatives 122

7.6 Public and Private Costs of Regulations 123

7.7 Determination of Significant Regulatory Action 124

8.0 REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS 124

8.1 Introduction 124

8.2 Statement of need for, objectives of, and legal basis for the proposed rule 125

8.3 Identification of Federal rules which may duplicate, overlap or conflict with the proposed rule 125

8.4 Description of the projected reporting, record-keeping and other compliance requirements of the proposed rule, including an estimate of the classes of small entities which will be subject to the requirement and the type of professional skills necessary for the preparation of the report or records 126

8.5 Description and estimate of the number of small entities to which the proposed rule will apply 126

8.5.1 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Alternatives 2 and 3 128

8.5.1.1 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Part A of Alt. 2 128

8.5.1.2 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Part B of Alt. 2 129

8.5.2 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Alternative 3 129

8.5.3 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Alternatives 2 - 4 129

8.5.3.1 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Alternative 2 129

8.5.3.2 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Alternative 3 130

8.5.3.3 Small Businesses that Could Be Affected by Alternative 4 130

8.6 Substantial number of small entities criterion 130

8.7 Significant economic impact criterion 130

8.8 Description of significant alternatives 131

9.0OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS 131

9.1 Administrative Procedures Act 131

9.2 Coastal Zone Management Act 131

9.3 Data Quality Act 132

9.4 Endangered Species Act 132

9.5 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 133

9.6 Clean Water Act 133

9.7 National Marine Sanctuaries Act 134

9.8 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 134

9.9 Executive Orders 135

9.9.1 E.O. 12114: Environmental Assessment of Actions Abroad 135

9.9.2 E.O. 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review 136

9.9.3 E.O. 12630: Takings 136

9.9.4 E.O. 13089: Coral Reef Protection 136

9.9.5 E.O. 13112: Invasive Species 137

9.9.6 E.O. 13132: Federalism 137

9.9.7 E.O. 13141: Environmental Review of Trade Agreements 137

9.9.8 E.O. 13158: Marine Protected Areas 137

9.9.9 E.O. 12898: Environmental Justice 138

9.10 Marine Mammal Protection Act 138

9.11 Paperwork Reduction Act 139

9.12 Small Business Act 139

9.13 Magnuson-Stevens Act Essential Fish Habitat Provisions 139

9.14 Migratory Bird Treaty Act 140

9.15 National Environmental Policy Act 140

9.16 Regulatory Flexibility Act 140

9.17 Small Business Act 141

9.18 Public Law 99-659: Vessel Safety 141

10.0REFERENCES 141

11.0LIST OF PREPARERS 152

12.0LIST OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PERSONS TO WHOM COPIES OF THE STATEMENT ARE SENT 152

APPENDICES 152

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