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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 052606A]
Draft Conservation Plan for the Pribilof
Islands Northern Fur Seal
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
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(MMPA), NMFS has revised its
conservation plan for northern fur seals
(Callorhinus ursinus). The goal of the
draft plan is to promote the recovery of
northern fur seals to their optimum
sustainable population levels. NMFS
solicits public comments on this draft
conservation plan.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received by August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The draft conservation plan
is available on the Internet at the
following address: https://
www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/
seals/fur.htm. Alternatively, copies of
the draft conservation plan may be
reviewed and/or copied at the NMFS,
Protected Resources Division, 222 W.
7th Ave., #43, Anchorage, AK, 99513; or
at the Alaska Regional Office, Protected
Resources Division, 709 W. 9th St., P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.
Comments on the draft conservation
plan should be sent to the above
addresses. Comments also may be
submitted via e-mail to
NFSCPcomments@noaa.gov or via fax to
(907) 586–7557.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Williams, NOAA/NMFS,
Alaska Region, Anchorage Field Office,
(907) 271 5006, or Kaja Brix, NOAA/
NMFS, Alaska Region, (907) 586 7235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA requires NMFS to prepare a
conservation plan to promote the
conservation and recovery of any
species or stock designated as depleted.
On June 17, 1988, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) designated the
Pribilof Islands, Alaska (St. Paul and St.
George Islands), population of northern
fur seals depleted under the MMPA.
NMFS originally published a
conservation plan for northern fur seals
in June 1993. The original plan
identified 7 major areas of monitoring
and research and recommended
conservation actions coordinated among
the agencies and entities with activities
in the area. In the 13 years since the
plan was completed, population
numbers have changed and additional
action items have been recommended or
implemented.
The Pribilof Islands population has
declined since the depleted listing.
Between 1998 and 2004 estimated pup
production declined at 6.2 percent per
year on St. Paul Island and at 4.5
percent per year on St. George Island.
The 2004 estimate of pup production on
St. Paul Island is comparable with the
level observed in 1921, while on St.
George it is below the level observed in
1916. Recent satellite telemetry studies
estimate lactating female and juvenile
male northern fur seals foraging areas in
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the Bering Sea. These studies also
suggest separation of Bering Sea
foraging areas based on the Pribilof
breeding area of departure. A
preliminary population estimate of
721,935 has been calculated for 2005
(Angliss in prep).
The conservation plan is an update of
the plan prepared in 1993 and
delineates reasonable actions necessary
to promote recovery of the depleted
Eastern Pacific stock of northern fur
seals. NMFS developed and presents a
conservation strategy in the
conservation plan to guide Federal and
other actions towards the goal of
recovering this stock of northern fur
seals. The objectives of the conservation
strategy are:
(1) Identify and eliminate or mitigate
the cause or causes of human related
mortality of the Eastern Pacific stock of
northern fur seals;
(2) Assess and avoid or mitigate
adverse effects of human related
activities on or near the Pribilof Islands
and other habitat essential to the
survival and recovery of the Eastern
Pacific stock of northern fur seals;
(3) Continue and, as necessary,
expand research or management
programs to monitor trends and detect
natural or human-related causes of
change in the northern fur seal
population and habitats essential to its
survival and recovery; and
(4) Coordinate and assess the
implementation of the conservation
plan, based on implementation of
conservation actions and completion of
high priority studies.Conservation
actions and study recommendations are
included for each factor that may be
affecting northern fur seals. The goal of
this conservation plan will be met when
the Eastern Pacific northern fur seal
stock is at an abundance level that
justifies their redesignation as a nondepleted stock. NMFS solicits public
comments on this draft revision of the
conservation plan for northern fur seals.
Dated: May 30, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6–8675 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052606A]
Draft Conservation Plan for the Pribilof Islands Northern Fur
Seal
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA),
NMFS has revised its conservation plan for northern fur seals
(Callorhinus ursinus). The goal of the draft plan is to promote the
recovery of northern fur seals to their optimum sustainable population
levels. NMFS solicits public comments on this draft conservation plan.
DATES: Comments and information must be received by August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The draft conservation plan is available on the Internet at
the following address: https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/
seals/fur.htm. Alternatively, copies of the draft conservation plan may
be reviewed and/or copied at the NMFS, Protected Resources Division,
222 W. 7th Ave., 43, Anchorage, AK, 99513; or at the Alaska
Regional Office, Protected Resources Division, 709 W. 9th St., P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802. Comments on the draft conservation plan should
be sent to the above addresses. Comments also may be submitted via e-
mail to NFSCPcomments@noaa.gov or via fax to (907) 586-7557.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Williams, NOAA/NMFS, Alaska
Region, Anchorage Field Office, (907) 271 5006, or Kaja Brix, NOAA/
NMFS, Alaska Region, (907) 586 7235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA requires NMFS to prepare a
conservation plan to promote the conservation and recovery of any
species or stock designated as depleted. On June 17, 1988, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) designated the Pribilof Islands, Alaska
(St. Paul and St. George Islands), population of northern fur seals
depleted under the MMPA. NMFS originally published a conservation plan
for northern fur seals in June 1993. The original plan identified 7
major areas of monitoring and research and recommended conservation
actions coordinated among the agencies and entities with activities in
the area. In the 13 years since the plan was completed, population
numbers have changed and additional action items have been recommended
or implemented.
The Pribilof Islands population has declined since the depleted
listing. Between 1998 and 2004 estimated pup production declined at 6.2
percent per year on St. Paul Island and at 4.5 percent per year on St.
George Island. The 2004 estimate of pup production on St. Paul Island
is comparable with the level observed in 1921, while on St. George it
is below the level observed in 1916. Recent satellite telemetry studies
estimate lactating female and juvenile male northern fur seals foraging
areas in the Bering Sea. These studies also suggest separation of
Bering Sea foraging areas based on the Pribilof breeding area of
departure. A preliminary population estimate of 721,935 has been
calculated for 2005 (Angliss in prep).
The conservation plan is an update of the plan prepared in 1993 and
delineates reasonable actions necessary to promote recovery of the
depleted Eastern Pacific stock of northern fur seals. NMFS developed
and presents a conservation strategy in the conservation plan to guide
Federal and other actions towards the goal of recovering this stock of
northern fur seals. The objectives of the conservation strategy are:
(1) Identify and eliminate or mitigate the cause or causes of human
related mortality of the Eastern Pacific stock of northern fur seals;
(2) Assess and avoid or mitigate adverse effects of human related
activities on or near the Pribilof Islands and other habitat essential
to the survival and recovery of the Eastern Pacific stock of northern
fur seals;
(3) Continue and, as necessary, expand research or management
programs to monitor trends and detect natural or human-related causes
of change in the northern fur seal population and habitats essential to
its survival and recovery; and
(4) Coordinate and assess the implementation of the conservation
plan, based on implementation of conservation actions and completion of
high priority studies.Conservation actions and study recommendations
are included for each factor that may be affecting northern fur seals.
The goal of this conservation plan will be met when the Eastern Pacific
northern fur seal stock is at an abundance level that justifies their
redesignation as a non-depleted stock. NMFS solicits public comments on
this draft revision of the conservation plan for northern fur seals.
Dated: May 30, 2006.
P. Michael Payne,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-8675 Filed 6-2-06; 8:45 am]
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