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Dated: November 6, 2007.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Stock Assessment of Small Coastal
Sharks in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the
availability of a final stock assessment
report on small coastal sharks (SCS) in
the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The
report summarizes the consensus of
review panel assessments, describes
methodologies used to determine SCS
complex stock status, and details
relevant working documents, including
copies of Data and Assessment
workshop reports.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the
SCS final stock assessment report
should be sent to Robert Smith, Highly
Migratory Species Management Division
(F/SF1), National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or
may be sent via facsimile (fax) to
(301)713–1917 or phone (301)713–2347.
Electronic copies of the stock
assessment and all supporting
documents may also be obtained on the
internet at: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/
sedar/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the methods, data, and
results of the stock assessment, contact
Enric Cortes by phone at (850) 234–6541
or by fax at (850) 235–3559.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
assessment for SCS was conducted, as
close as possible, to the procedures of
the Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR) process to ensure the
best available data and techniques were
used. SEDAR is a cooperative Fishery
Management Council process initiated
in 2002 to improve the quality and
reliability of fishery stock assessments
in the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico,
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and U.S. Caribbean. SEDAR emphasizes
constituent and stakeholder
participation in assessment
development, transparency in the
assessment process, and a rigorous and
independent scientific review of
completed stock assessments.
SEDAR is organized around three
workshops. The first in the series for the
SCS assessment, the Data Workshop,
was held in Panama City, FL, February
5 through February 9, 2007, and
reviewed and compiled fisheries,
monitoring, and life history data. An
Assessment Workshop, the second
workshop in the series, was held in
Panama City, FL, May 7 through May
11, 2007, and developed assessment
models and estimated population
parameters using the information
provided from the Data Workshop. The
Review Workshop was the final
workshop, in which a panel of
independent experts met in Panama
City, FL, from August 6 through August
10, 2007, and reviewed the data and
assessments and recommended the most
appropriate values of critical population
and management quantities. All
workshops were open to the public.
More information on the SEDAR process
can be found at https://
www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/.
Additionally, the final stock assessment
report and all supporting documents
can be found at that website under the
heading ‘‘SEDAR 13 - Small Coastal
Sharks.’’
The assessment reviewed data and
models for the SCS complex and for
each individual within the SCS
complex, as per recommendations in
previous assessments. This allowed
individual analyses, discussions, and
stock status determinations for five
separate assessments: 1) SCS complex,
2) Atlantic sharpnose shark, 3)
bonnethead shark, 4) blacknose shark,
and 5) finetooth sharks. These
assessments are included in one report
as many of the indices, data, and issues
overlap among assessments. The Review
Panel found that the data and methods
used were appropriate and the best
available. The Review Panel also
endorsed recommendations for future
research contained in the Data
Assessment workshop reports, added
additional recommendations, and
provided comments on the SEDAR
process to consider in the future.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
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Dated: November 5, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7–22115 Filed 11–9–07; 8:45 am]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened
LCR, threatened UWR, threatened
middle Columbia River (MCR),
threatened SR, endangered UCR,
threatened PS.
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened
LCR, threatened Southern Oregon
Northern California Coasts (SONCC).
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):
endangered SR.
Sturgeon: Threatened green
(Acipenser medirostris).
RIN 0648–XD78
Authority
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226).
NMFS issues permits based on findings
that such permits: (1) are applied for in
good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,
would not operate to the disadvantage
of the listed species that are the subject
of the permit; and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policy of section
2 of the ESA. The authority to take
listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for three scientific
research permits and three permit
renewals.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received six scientific
research permit application requests
relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed
research is intended to increase
knowledge of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to
help guide management and
conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
December 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
5441 or by e-mail to
resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–
231–2005, Fax: 503–230–5441, e-mail:
Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened lower
Columbia River (LCR), threatened upper
Willamette River (UWR), endangered
upper Columbia River (UCR), threatened
Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/
sum), threatened SR fall, threatened
Puget Sound (PS).
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened
Columbia River (CR).
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Applications Received
Permit 1119
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is
seeking to renew research permit 1119
for another five years. The permit
currently covers five studies that, among
them, would annually take adult and
juvenile endangered UCR spring
chinook salmon (natural and artificially
propagated) and UCR steelhead (natural
and artificially propagated) at various
points in the Wenatchee, Entiat,
Methow, Okanogan, and Yakima River
watersheds and other points in eastern
Washington State. The ongoing research
projects are: Study 1 Peshastin Creek
Salmonid Production and Life History
Investigations; Study 2 Entiat Basin
Spawning Ground Surveys; Study 3
Snorkel Surveys in the Wenatchee,
Entiat, Methow, Okanogan, and Yakima
Watersheds and Other Waterways of
Eastern Washington; Study 4 Fish
Salvage Activities in the Wenatchee,
Entiat, Methow, Okanogan, and Yakima
Watersheds and other Waterways of
Eastern Washington. Study 5 would be
changed from ‘‘Icicle Creek Salmonid
Production and Life History
Investigations’’ to ‘‘Capture of Bull
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Trout, Lamprey, and Other Species in
the Wenatchee, Entiat, Methow,
Okanogan, and Yakima Watersheds.’’
Under the proposal, listed adult and
juvenile salmon and steelhead would be
variously (a) captured (using nets, traps,
and electrofishing equipment) and
anesthetized; (b) sampled for biological
information and tissue samples; (c)
tagged with PIT tags or other identifiers;
(d) marked and recaptured to determine
trap efficiency, and (e) released.
The research has many purposes and
would benefit listed salmon and
steelhead in different ways. In general,
the purposes of the research are to (a)
gain current information on the status
and productivity of various fish
populations (to be used in determining
the effectiveness of restoration
programs); (b) collect data on the how
well artificial propagation programs are
helping salmon recovery efforts (looking
at hatchery and wild fish interactions);
(c) support the aquatic species
restoration goals found in several
regional plans; and (d) fulfill ESA
requirements for several fish hatcheries.
The fish would benefit through
improved recovery actions, better
designs for hatchery supplementation
programs, and by being rescued outright
when they are stranded by low flows in
Eastern Washington streams. The FWS
does not intend to kill any of the fish
being captured, but a small percentage
may die as an unintentional result of the
research activities.
Permit 1124
The Idaho Department of Fish and
Game is seeking to renew Permit 1124
for another five years. The receipt of this
permit request was originally noticed in
August of 2007 (72 FR 43628). Since
then, the applicant has determined that
they will seek approval for the majority
of their research though another process
under section 4(d) of the ESA. The
remaining portions of the current permit
would only affect juvenile and adult
endangered sockeye salmon. The
remaining research would cover two
projects directed at monitoring natural
and hatchery Chinook salmon (during
which sockeye may rarely be captured),
one project centered on sockeye salmon
reintroduction in Idaho lakes, and a
general provision for rescuing and
salvaging sockeye salmon. The purposes
of the research are to monitor listed
salmonid health, help guide sockeye
salmon recovery operations, and
outrightly rescue sockeye salmon in
need of help due to circumstances such
as being trapped by low flows in Idaho
Streams. The benefits to the salmon will
come in the form of information to help
guide resource managers in restoring the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD51
Stock Assessment of Small Coastal Sharks in the U.S. Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of a final stock assessment
report on small coastal sharks (SCS) in the Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico. The report summarizes the consensus of review panel
assessments, describes methodologies used to determine SCS complex
stock status, and details relevant working documents, including copies
of Data and Assessment workshop reports.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the SCS final stock assessment report
should be sent to Robert Smith, Highly Migratory Species Management
Division (F/SF1), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or may be sent via facsimile
(fax) to (301)713-1917 or phone (301)713-2347. Electronic copies of the
stock assessment and all supporting documents may also be obtained on
the internet at: https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the methods, data,
and results of the stock assessment, contact Enric Cortes by phone at
(850) 234-6541 or by fax at (850) 235-3559.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This assessment for SCS was conducted, as
close as possible, to the procedures of the Southeast Data, Assessment,
and Review (SEDAR) process to ensure the best available data and
techniques were used. SEDAR is a cooperative Fishery Management Council
process initiated in 2002 to improve the quality and reliability of
fishery stock assessments in the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and
U.S. Caribbean. SEDAR emphasizes constituent and stakeholder
participation in assessment development, transparency in the assessment
process, and a rigorous and independent scientific review of completed
stock assessments.
SEDAR is organized around three workshops. The first in the series
for the SCS assessment, the Data Workshop, was held in Panama City, FL,
February 5 through February 9, 2007, and reviewed and compiled
fisheries, monitoring, and life history data. An Assessment Workshop,
the second workshop in the series, was held in Panama City, FL, May 7
through May 11, 2007, and developed assessment models and estimated
population parameters using the information provided from the Data
Workshop. The Review Workshop was the final workshop, in which a panel
of independent experts met in Panama City, FL, from August 6 through
August 10, 2007, and reviewed the data and assessments and recommended
the most appropriate values of critical population and management
quantities. All workshops were open to the public. More information on
the SEDAR process can be found at https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/sedar/.
Additionally, the final stock assessment report and all supporting
documents can be found at that website under the heading ``SEDAR 13 -
Small Coastal Sharks.''
The assessment reviewed data and models for the SCS complex and for
each individual within the SCS complex, as per recommendations in
previous assessments. This allowed individual analyses, discussions,
and stock status determinations for five separate assessments: 1) SCS
complex, 2) Atlantic sharpnose shark, 3) bonnethead shark, 4) blacknose
shark, and 5) finetooth sharks. These assessments are included in one
report as many of the indices, data, and issues overlap among
assessments. The Review Panel found that the data and methods used were
appropriate and the best available. The Review Panel also endorsed
recommendations for future research contained in the Data Assessment
workshop reports, added additional recommendations, and provided
comments on the SEDAR process to consider in the future.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 et seq.
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Dated: November 5, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-22115 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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