On Dec. 1, the DPNR’s Division of Fish and Wildlife closed the Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area at Lang Bank to all fishing. No harvest of any species is permitted within the delineated boundary of the Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area from Dec. 1, 2019, until Feb. 28, 2020, according to Department of Planning and Natural Resource Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol.
Fishing with pots, traps, bottom long-lines and nets is prohibited year-round in the Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area to protect Virgin Islands resources for the present and future benefit of the people of the territory.
For more information about red hind or other fisheries regulations, contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife at 773-1082 on St. Croix and 775-6762 on St. Thomas or the Division of Environmental Enforcement at 773-5774 on St. Croix and 774-3320 on St. Thomas.
Delineated Boundary of the Red Hind Spawning Aggregation Area
A – 17⁰ 50.2’ N, 64⁰ 27.9’ W
B – 17⁰ 50.1’ N, 64⁰ 26.1’ W
C – 17⁰ 49.2’ N, 64⁰ 25.8’ W
D – 17⁰ 48.6’ N, 64⁰ 25.8’ W
E – 17⁰ 48.1’ N, 64⁰ 26.1’ W
F – 17⁰ 47.5’ N, 64⁰ 26.9’ W
