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ACTION: Notice and request for
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
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seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council
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(upper Keys), Diving (alternate), Citizenat-Large (middle Keys, alternate),
Conservaiton & Environment (alternate),
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from the Web site at
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at (305)–395–0194 or in writing at 2513
Granada Circle East, St. Petersburg, FL
33712 or any of the FKNMS offices
listed on the Web site. Completed
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address listed above.
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Information concerning the council,
including past meeting minutes and
member contact information can be
found at the sanctuary Web site.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
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Dated: December 7, 2006.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of exempted
fishing permit application.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant
Regional Administrator) has made a
preliminary determination that the
subject exempted fishing permit (EFP)
application contains all the required
information and warrants further
consideration. The Assistant Regional
Administrator has also made a
preliminary determination that the
activities authorized under the EFP
would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Northeast (NE)
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Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). However, further review and
consultation may be necessary before a
final determination is made to issue the
EFP. Therefore, NMFS announces that
the Assistant Regional Administrator
proposes to recommend that an EFP be
issued that would allow three
commercial fishing vessels to conduct
fishing operations that are otherwise
restricted by the regulations governing
the fisheries of the Northeastern United
States. The EFP, which would enable
researchers to investigate the efficacy of
an experimental trawl designed to
reduce the bycatch of cod while
maintaining selectivity for haddock,
would allow for exemptions from the
FMP as follows: U.S./Canada
Management Area gear requirements for
trawl nets, U.S./Canada Management
Area harvest control regulations, and NE
multispecies possession restrictions.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Northeast
Regional Office, 1 Blackburn Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside
of the envelope ‘‘Comments on the
Massachusetts Haddock Trawl Study.’’
Comments may also be sent via
facsimile (fax) to (978) 281–9135, or
submitted via e-mail to the following
address: DA6347@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tobey Curtis, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9273, fax (978)
281–9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A
complete application for an EFP was
submitted on November 15, 2006, by
David Chosid and Michael Pol of the
Massachusetts Division of Marine
Fisheries (DMF). The project was
funded by the DMF/University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth, School for
Marine Science and Technology, Marine
Fisheries Institute grant program. The
primary goal of the research is to test the
effectiveness of a sweepless raised
footrope trawl, designed to minimize
the catch of Atlantic cod while
maximizing the catch of haddock. The
intent of the researchers is that the
experimental net, if successful, could
potentially be an acceptable alternative
trawl design to be used in the
groundfish fishery.
The project is a continuation of
research previously conducted in 2006
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by DMF, which has preliminarily shown
that this new trawl net design
significantly reduces the bycatch of cod,
as compared to the standard legal trawl.
Specifically, DMF will test the
effectiveness of a sweepless (no ground
gear) raised footrope, semi-pelagic trawl,
referred to as the ‘‘5–point trawl.’’ The
net was designed to exploit the
differences in behavior of haddock and
cod in relation to towed gears. Similar
to the haddock separator trawl, this
experimental net proposes to reduce cod
mortality; however, it avoids some of
the complexities associated with
separator trawls, since the cod would
not pass through meshes, or encounter
grids or escape vents. Although this
study would focus on reducing codhaddock interactions, this net may also
reduce the bycatch of flatfish species
such as winter flounder, yellowtail
flounder, witch flounder, and American
plaice.
The species of principal interest in
the study are cod and haddock, but the
study will also have implications for
flatfishes, including yellowtail flounder,
winter flounder, witch flounder, and
American plaice. All fish would be
sorted and weighed, and fish of legal
size would be retained for sale. All
discards would be released as quickly as
practicable to reduce incidental
mortality. Based on catch data from
previous experimental tows with this
net design, the researchers anticipate
that a total of 34 mt (74,957 lb) of fish
would be harvested throughout the
course of the study. All proceeds from
the sale of the fish would be returned to
DMF for the purpose of enhancing
future research.
All at-sea research would be
conducted from three fishing vessels.
The vessels intend to fish in the Eastern
and Western U.S./Canada Management
Areas. The vessel would fish
exclusively outside of all closed areas.
A total of 21 days would be used for
testing the experimental trawls, carried
out under NE multispecies Category A
Days-at-Sea. An anticipated 120, 2-hour
tows, using a twin trawl rig, would be
conducted during that time. This effort
would result in a total of 240 hours of
bottom time for the experimental trawls.
DMF staff would be aboard the vessel at
all times during testing.
Based on preliminary review of this
project, and in accordance with NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6, a
Categorical Exclusion from
requirements to prepare either an
Environmental Impact Statement or an
Environmental Assessment under the
National Environmental Policy Act
appears to be justified. The applicant
may request minor modifications and
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extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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criteria for designation of marine
mammal Unusual Mortality Events
(UMEs).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces
new criteria developed by the Working
Group on Marine Mammal Unusual
Mortality Events (Working Group) to
help determine when a marine mammal
Unusual Mortality Event (UME) is
occurring.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri
Rowles, D.V.M., Ph.D. or Trevor
Spradlin, NMFS, Marine Mammal
Health and Stranding Response
Program, Office of Protected Resources;
telephone: (301) 713–2322; fax: (301)
427–2522.
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Background
Marine mammals strand for a variety
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include: infectious disease (e.g., viral,
bacterial, parasitic), non-infectious
disease (e.g., stress, starvation, exposure
to biotoxins or contaminants.), physical
trauma (e.g., ship strikes,
entanglements, predation, acoustic
sources), behavioral changes (e.g.,
associated with prey shifts, social
cohesiveness), weather and
oceanographic conditions (e.g.,
hurricanes, tsunamis, El Nino), to name
a few (Geraci et al., 1999; Dierauf and
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2005). Title IV of the Marine Mammal
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of exempted fishing permit application.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator)
has made a preliminary determination that the subject exempted fishing
permit (EFP) application contains all the required information and
warrants further consideration. The Assistant Regional Administrator
has also made a preliminary determination that the activities
authorized under the EFP would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Northeast (NE)
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Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). However, further review and
consultation may be necessary before a final determination is made to
issue the EFP. Therefore, NMFS announces that the Assistant Regional
Administrator proposes to recommend that an EFP be issued that would
allow three commercial fishing vessels to conduct fishing operations
that are otherwise restricted by the regulations governing the
fisheries of the Northeastern United States. The EFP, which would
enable researchers to investigate the efficacy of an experimental trawl
designed to reduce the bycatch of cod while maintaining selectivity for
haddock, would allow for exemptions from the FMP as follows: U.S./
Canada Management Area gear requirements for trawl nets, U.S./Canada
Management Area harvest control regulations, and NE multispecies
possession restrictions. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act require publication of this
notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment
on applications for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul,
Regional Administrator, NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope
``Comments on the Massachusetts Haddock Trawl Study.'' Comments may
also be sent via facsimile (fax) to (978) 281-9135, or submitted via e-
mail to the following address: DA6347@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tobey Curtis, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9273, fax (978) 281-9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A complete application for an EFP was
submitted on November 15, 2006, by David Chosid and Michael Pol of the
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). The project was
funded by the DMF/University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, School for
Marine Science and Technology, Marine Fisheries Institute grant
program. The primary goal of the research is to test the effectiveness
of a sweepless raised footrope trawl, designed to minimize the catch of
Atlantic cod while maximizing the catch of haddock. The intent of the
researchers is that the experimental net, if successful, could
potentially be an acceptable alternative trawl design to be used in the
groundfish fishery.
The project is a continuation of research previously conducted in
2006 by DMF, which has preliminarily shown that this new trawl net
design significantly reduces the bycatch of cod, as compared to the
standard legal trawl. Specifically, DMF will test the effectiveness of
a sweepless (no ground gear) raised footrope, semi-pelagic trawl,
referred to as the ``5-point trawl.'' The net was designed to exploit
the differences in behavior of haddock and cod in relation to towed
gears. Similar to the haddock separator trawl, this experimental net
proposes to reduce cod mortality; however, it avoids some of the
complexities associated with separator trawls, since the cod would not
pass through meshes, or encounter grids or escape vents. Although this
study would focus on reducing cod-haddock interactions, this net may
also reduce the bycatch of flatfish species such as winter flounder,
yellowtail flounder, witch flounder, and American plaice.
The species of principal interest in the study are cod and haddock,
but the study will also have implications for flatfishes, including
yellowtail flounder, winter flounder, witch flounder, and American
plaice. All fish would be sorted and weighed, and fish of legal size
would be retained for sale. All discards would be released as quickly
as practicable to reduce incidental mortality. Based on catch data from
previous experimental tows with this net design, the researchers
anticipate that a total of 34 mt (74,957 lb) of fish would be harvested
throughout the course of the study. All proceeds from the sale of the
fish would be returned to DMF for the purpose of enhancing future
research.
All at-sea research would be conducted from three fishing vessels.
The vessels intend to fish in the Eastern and Western U.S./Canada
Management Areas. The vessel would fish exclusively outside of all
closed areas. A total of 21 days would be used for testing the
experimental trawls, carried out under NE multispecies Category A Days-
at-Sea. An anticipated 120, 2-hour tows, using a twin trawl rig, would
be conducted during that time. This effort would result in a total of
240 hours of bottom time for the experimental trawls. DMF staff would
be aboard the vessel at all times during testing.
Based on preliminary review of this project, and in accordance with
NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, a Categorical Exclusion from
requirements to prepare either an Environmental Impact Statement or an
Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act
appears to be justified. The applicant may request minor modifications
and extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and
extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have
minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially
approved EFP request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-21275 Filed 12-13-06; 8:45 am]
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