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Fishery Profile
Fishery Overview
La Parguera protected flats, mangrove, and reef fishery
A protected southwest Puerto Rico flats, mangrove, and reef fishery. Bonefish, permit, tarpon, and snook are the inshore identity. Snapper legal windows are not converted into biological season cards. This is not Ponce Harbor.
Static seasonal guidance · Last reviewed Sep 1, 2026
Not a live bite forecast.
Fishery Targets
Bonefish, permit, tarpon, snook, and yellowtail snapper are year-round biological context. Snapper/grouper legal windows are not biological cards. Exact legal seasons are not invented.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency and editorial sources. About fish illustrations
Bonefish
Primary
Albula vulpes
No seasonal pulse known
Year-round protected flats occurrence. Destination month timing is not encoded as a legal season.
Permit
Primary
Trachinotus falcatus
No seasonal pulse known
Year-round protected flats/reef occurrence. Destination month timing is not encoded as a legal season.
Tarpon
Primary
Megalops atlanticus
No seasonal pulse known
Year-round mangrove and channel occurrence. Destination month timing is not encoded as a legal season.
Common snook
Secondary
Centropomus undecimalis
No seasonal pulse known
Year-round mangrove edges. Destination month timing is not encoded as a legal season.
Yellowtail snapper
Secondary
Ocyurus chrysurus
Also called colirrubia
No seasonal pulse known
Reef occurrence. Year-round biological availability; legal closures are not biological cards.
Profile guidance — exact seasonal timing is not available for every target.
Access, Safety and Regulations
Access
Public launch and shoreline access in the La Parguera area. Confirm current DNER and federal Caribbean rules, including any marine-reserve overlays.
Primary hazards
Shallow-water navigation, heat, and thunderstorms. Missing waves are not calm.
Fishery considerations
Tide is NOAA 9759110 Magueyes, at-location. Current is unsupported.
NWS point forecast. Do not score 42085 as La Parguera-local Hs.
Regulations
Size limits, seasons, and possession rules change. Verify the current official regulations before fishing.
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
Coastal conditions can vary over short distances. Predictions and remote observations are planning information, not guarantees of access or safety.
Pin is La Parguera protected flats, mangrove, and reef. This is not Ponce Harbor and not Cabo Rojo / Combate.
Current axis is UNSUPPORTED. Missing current is not slack or zero. Do not infer current from tide.
Missing waves are not calm. Forecast/prediction is not observation.
Customer Current Coastal Rating publishes only when CARIBBEAN_PUERTO_RICO_COASTAL_RATING_BETA_ENABLED is true. Then it is PUBLIC_BETA_CALIBRATING and capped at Consider. Default-off remains fail-closed unavailable. CARIBBEAN_PUERTO_RICO_V1 is a candidate only. PATH1 remains unauthorized. Coastal Estimated is unauthorized. Physical readings are not a calibrated empirical rating.
