1. Caribbean Fishery Management Council
In Celebration of the
150th
Meeting of the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council

2. THE first Caribbean Council Members

3. SOME Cfmc ChairMeN THROUGH THE YEARS
Eugenio Piñeiro
Carlos Farchette
Virdin Brown
Hector Vega

4. CFMC Executive directors
Miguel Rolón
Omar Muñoz

5. CFMC staff Diana Martino
Assistant to the Executive Director and Executive Secretary
Miguel Rolón
Executive Director
Maria de los A. Irizarry
Fiscal Officer
Graciela Garcia-Moliner
FMP and Habitat Specialist
Livia Montalvo
Office Automation
Vivian Ruiz
Accounting Technician
Maria Pastrana
Secretary
Iris Oliveras
Secretary
Natalia Perdomo
Intern

6. Some of our partners from nmfs
Phil Steele
Roy E. Crabtree, Ph.D. Regional Administrator SERO
Shepherd Grimes
Legal Counsel
Bill Arnold
Caribbean Branch Chief
Joe Kimmel, retired
Miguel Lugo
Caribbean Branch Office
Michael McLemore
Counsel OCG

7. Some of Our achievements in time
Spiny Lobster FMP and amendments
Shallow Water Reef Fish FMP and amendments
Corals and Reef and Reef Assoc. Plants and Invertebrates FMP and amendments
Generic EFH Amendment to all FMPs
Comprehensive Amendment by the CFMC to Amend its Reef Fish, Spiny Lobster, Queen Conch, and Coral FMPs - SFA

8. Other cfmc achievements
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council achievements include the establishing of the first Marine Conservation District in the United States EEZ - The Hind Bank Marine Conservation District.
Also, the CFMC manages the following marine reserves:
Grammanik Bank Closed Area
Bajo de Sico
Abrir la Sierra Bank
Tourmaline Bank
The Mutton Snapper Spawning Aggregation Area
The Lang Bank Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area

9. Other cfmc achievements
The CFMC established the International Queen Conch Initiative in 1996, in coordination with the US Department of State, and Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC). The CFMC has collaborated with WECAFC and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism of CARICOM in several pan- Caribbean management projects. In addition, the CFMC is the convener of the Fish Spawning Aggregations Workgroup and the Queen Conch Management Workgroup.

10. Other cfmc achievements
The CFMC has been one of the sponsors and actively participates in the Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) and the Fish Fry Event, in Washington, D.C. for the past few years.
2009
2014

11. Western Bank Plaza Building WELCOME to our headquarters at
RECENT cfmc EVENTS
On December of 2012 the CFMC moved its headquarters from the Western Bank Plaza Building to the Citi Bank Building in San Juan, PR.
Citi Bank Building
Western Bank Plaza Building
WELCOME to our headquarters at
270 Muñoz Rivera Ave, Suite 401

12. In Memoriam Dr. Andrew Kemmerer - NMFS SERO Director
Mr. Ignasio Morales - Council Fishery Statistician
Ms. Inés Vivas - Council Secretary
Dr. Jack Dammann - Council Member and Chief Scientist
Mr. Fernando Castillo - Council Fishery Economist and Fiscal Officer
Mr. Bob McAuliffe - AP Member, St Croix Fisher
Dr. José A. Suárez Caabro - Council Member PR
Mr. Rolf Juhl - LIP DNER and SERO, RA Designee
Mr. Iván Sánchez - CODREMAR and Council Member
Mr. Bill Turner - SERO, RA Designee

13. Caribbean fishery management council
The CFMC wants to express its appreciation to all who have been involved and have cooperated in the Council processes and achievements during the past several years.
Special thanks to the Council staff; members of the NOAA Fisheries’ SERO and SEFSC; especially, the SERO Caribbean Branch Office staff. Also, our gratitude goes to the Governments of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands agencies (DNER and DPNR)
Special thanks to the fishers of all three Islands: Puerto Rico, St Thomas/St. John and St Croix.
Thank You