June 19, 2008 – Commercial fishermen registration will be conducted on St. Croix and St. Thomas, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Monday through Friday, July 7-11, at the Division of Environmental Enforcement. Registrations will also be conducted on St. John, Tuesday, July 15, at the Division of Permits at Market Place, according to a press release from the Department of Planning and Natural Resources.
Commercial fishermen registered during the 2007-2008 fishing year must have all catch records submitted to be eligible for a new fishing permit. After July 11, registration will be conducted at the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
For more information, call the division at 772-1955 or 775-6762.
Additionally, boating registration will take place on St. John from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, June 17 to July 17, at the DPNR Office (next to Julius Sprauve School Industrial Arts classroom).
For further information, call the Division of Environmental Enforcement at 774-3320 on St. Thomas.
