Amendment Number 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands for Establishing a Marine Conservation District Including Regulatory Impact Review and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis and a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

The Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (FMP) became effective in December, 1995, except for section 670.23(b) of the regulation which became effective in March, 1996. The FMP was prepared under the authority of the Magnuson Act by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council to establish a management system for the coral reef resources within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the waters under the authority of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, from the shoreline to the edge of the insular platform.