Volume 63
Comprehensive Census of the Marine Commercial Fishery of Puerto Rico, 2008.
Authors
Matos-Caraballo, D. and J, Agar. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2010
Pages: 99-112
Event: Proceedings of the Sixty-Third Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: San Juan
Country: Puerto Rico
Abstract
Puerto Ricos Law 278 of November 29th, 1998, also knows as Puerto Ricos Fishing Law, define that a full time commercial fisher is a person that receive 50% or a higher income from the fishing activity. A part-time commercial fisher (CF) receives less than 50% of their income from the fishing activity. The Regulation 6768, knows as Puerto Ricos Fishing Regulation, established that a part time CF has a minimum of 20% of the total income must be produce by his fishing activity. The mentioned definitions required that the CF must submit their IRS documents to receive a commercial fisher license. Most CF did not like to reports their income to the IRS because they belief that they are poor, thus they do not have the income to contribute to the local government. During 2004-07, the DNER Commercial Fisheries Statistics Program (CFSP) observed that many CF left the fishing activity. Also they observed that many CF were active but they did not obtained the commercial fishing license. The mentioned facts conclude the necessity to realize this fishing census.