For research, collecting, transit, and other restoration activities, a permit may be issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources to qualified persons under 12 V.I.C . § 106.
Those persons would include:
(C) Persons engaged in approved recovery and propagation activities.
Where do we issue permits for work? Everywhere!
APPLY TO DO YOUR VIRGIN ISLANDS BASED WORK:
Download the permit application
In the permit application, you will be required to choose from one of the following activities describing your work:
Endangered, Threatened & Indigenous Fish, Wildlife, and Plants of the Virgin Islands
Scientific (please include project description)
Recovery and/or propagation
Retention
Mangrove
Relocation
Import
Export
Educational
Island Visitation
Collection
Predation
To import non-indigenous species, please call the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture at: 340-778-0997 or download a Non-Indigenous Species Importation Permit and return to the VIDA for review.
For other inquiries, please call DFW at 340-773-1082.