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prohibit possession of horseshoe crabs
on a vessel with a trawl or dredge gear
aboard in the same Reserve.
Limuli Laboratories, in cooperation
with the State of New Jersey’s Division
of Fish and Wildlife, submitted an
application for an EFP on July 5, 2006.
NMFS has made a preliminary
determination that the subject EFP
contains all the required information
and warrants further consideration.
NMFS has also made a preliminary
determination that the activities
authorized under the EFP would be
consistent with the goals and objectives
of the Federal horseshoe crab
regulations and the Commission’s
Horseshoe Crab ISFMP.
Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(3)(v)
authorize NMFS to attach terms and
conditions to the EFP consistent with:
the purpose of the exempted fishery, the
objectives of horseshoe crab regulations
and fisheries management plan, and
other applicable law. NMFS is
considering adding the following terms
and conditions to the EFP:
1. Limiting the number of horseshoe
crabs collected in the Reserve to no
more than 500 crabs per day and to a
total of no more than 10,000 crabs per
year;
2. Requiring collections to take place
over a total of approximately 20 days
during the months of July, August,
September, October, and November.
Horseshoe crabs are readily available in
harvestable concentrations nearshore
earlier in the year, and offshore in the
Reserve from July through November;
3. Requiring that a 5 1/2 inch (14.0
cm) flounder net be used by the vessel
to collect the horseshoe crabs. This
condition would allow for continuation
of traditional harvest gear and adds to
the consistency in the way horseshoe
crabs are harvested for data collection;
4. Limiting trawl tow times to 30
minutes as a conservation measure to
protect sea turtles, which are expected
to be migrating through the area during
the collection period, and are vulnerable
to bottom trawling;
5. Restricting the hours of fishing to
daylight hours only, approximately from
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to aid law
enforcement. NMFS also is considering
a requirement that the State of New
Jersey Law Enforcement be notified
daily as to when and where the
collection will take place;
6. Requiring that the collected
horseshoe crabs be picked up from the
fishing vessels at docks in the Cape May
Area and transported to local
laboratories, bled for LAL, and released
alive the following morning into the
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7. Requiring that any turtle take be
reported to NMFS, NERO Assistant
Regional Administrator of Protected
Resources Division (phone, (978) 281–
9328) within 24 hours of returning from
the trip in which the incidental take
occurred.
Also as part of the terms and
conditions of the EFP, for all horseshoe
crabs bled for LAL, NMFS is
considering a requirement that the EFP
holder provide data on sex ratio and
daily numbers, and tag 15 percent of the
horseshoe crabs harvested. Also, the
EFP holder may be required to examine
at least 200 horseshoe crabs for:
morphometric data, by sex (e.g.,
interocular (I/O) distance and weight),
and level of activity, as measured by a
response or by distance traveled after
release on a beach.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 10, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 813.348.1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) will convene its Advisory
Panel Selection Committee via
Conference Call to select participants for
Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort AP, SEDAR NGO
AP, and review AP Member Violations
Material in a closed session conference
call on Thursday, August 3, 2006, at 11
a.m. EDT. The Committee
recommendations will be presented to
the Council at the August 14–18, 2006,
Council Meeting in Baton Rouge, LA.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least five
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: July 11, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 071106E]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Closed Session
Advisory Panel Selection Committee
Conference Call.
Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeastern
Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR) Steering Committee Meeting
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene its Advisory Panel Selection
Committee via Conference Call to select
participants for Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort
AP, SEDAR NGO AP, and review AP
Member Violations Material for
recommendation to the Council.
DATES: The conference call will be held
on Thursday, August 3, 2006, from 11
a.m. EDT to 12 noon EDT.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held via Closed Session
conference call.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
Florida 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Wayne Swingle, Executive Director,
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of the SEDAR Steering
Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering
Committee will meet to discuss the
SEDAR schedule; consider
modifications to the SEDAR process;
discuss the assessment update process;
and establish the assessment schedule
for 2006 and 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee
will meet on Tuesday, August 1, 2006,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Wednesday,
August 2, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Marriott Frenchman’s Reef, 5 Estate
Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, USVI, 00802.
Phone: (340) 776–8500 / Fax: (340) 715–
6191.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071106E]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Closed Session Advisory Panel Selection Committee
Conference Call.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
convene its Advisory Panel Selection Committee via Conference Call to
select participants for Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort AP, SEDAR NGO AP, and
review AP Member Violations Material for recommendation to the Council.
DATES: The conference call will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2006,
from 11 a.m. EDT to 12 noon EDT.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held via Closed Session
conference call.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wayne Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: 813.348.1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) will convene its Advisory Panel Selection Committee
via Conference Call to select participants for Ad Hoc Shrimp Effort AP,
SEDAR NGO AP, and review AP Member Violations Material in a closed
session conference call on Thursday, August 3, 2006, at 11 a.m. EDT.
The Committee recommendations will be presented to the Council at the
August 14-18, 2006, Council Meeting in Baton Rouge, LA.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina Trezza at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least five working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: July 11, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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