Environmental Assessment for Amendment 3 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Management Measures for Dolphinfish and Wahoo

Amendment 3 establishes minimum size limits and recreational bag limits for dolphinfish and wahoo in federal waters around Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas/St. John. Specifically, Amendment 3 specifies a 24” fork length minimum size limit for dolphinfish and a 32” fork length minimum size limit for wahoo in federal waters. Additionally, Amendment 3 would establish the following recreational bag limits per person/per vessel, whichever is less, per day: 5/15 dolphinfish and 5/10 wahoo in federal waters around Puerto Rico and 10/32 dolphinfish and 2/10 wahoo in federal waters around St. Croix and St. Thomas/St. John. There are no known potential significant impacts or issues.