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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XG93
Fisheries in the Western Pacific;
Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific
Insular Areas; Western Pacific
Sustainable Fisheries Fund
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the
approval of a three-year marine
conservation plan (MCP) for Pacific
Insular Areas other than American
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern
Mariana Islands.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
April 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marine
conservation plan are available from the
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel.
808–522–8220, fax 808–522–8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin Katekaru, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office, 808–944–2207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 204(e)of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) and in consultation with the
Council, may negotiate and enter into a
Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA) to allow foreign fishing within
the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
adjacent to any Pacific Insular Area
other than American Samoa, Guam, or
the Northern Mariana Islands, which, by
definition, does not include the State of
Hawaii. Prior to entering into a PIAFA,
the Council shall develop a three-year
Marine Conservation Plan (MCP)
providing details on uses for funds to be
collected by the Secretary under the
PIAFA. The Magnuson-Stevens Act
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authorizes that any payment received
under a PIAFA in support of
conservation and management
objectives in an MCP developed by the
Council and, in the case of violations by
foreign vessels occurring within the EEZ
off any Pacific Insular Area (other than
American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands), any amounts
received by the Secretary attributable to
fines and penalties imposed under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, shall be
deposited into the Western Pacific
Sustainable Fisheries Fund for use by
the Council.
The MCP to be approved by the
Secretary must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery management plans,
must identify conservation and
management objectives (including
criteria for determining when such
objectives have been met), and must
prioritize planned marine conservation
projects. Although no foreign fishing is
being contemplated at this time, the
Council has developed an MCP for the
Pacific Insular Areas here defined as the
EEZ around Johnston and Palmyra
Atolls, Kingman Reef, and Jarvis,
Howland, Baker, and Wake Islands.
These areas are sometimes known as the
‘‘Pacific remote island areas’’ or ‘‘U.S.
island possessions in the Central Pacific
Ocean.’’
At its 139th meeting held in October
2007, the Council approved its
‘‘Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries
Fund Marine Conservation Plan,’’ dated
August 29, 2007. The MCP contains
seven objectives:
1. Support quality research and obtain
the most complete scientific information
available to assess and manage fisheries;
2. Promote an ecosystem approach in
fisheries management, including
reducing waste in fisheries and
minimizing impacts on marine habitats
and impacts on protected species;
3. Conduct education and outreach to
foster good stewardship principles and
broad and direct public participation in
the Council’s decision-making process;
4. Recognize the importance of island
cultures and traditional fishing practices
in managing fishery resources, and
foster opportunities for participation;
5. Promote environmentallyresponsible fishing and the utilization of
sustainable fisheries that provide longterm economic growth and stability;
6. Promote regional cooperation to
manage domestic and international
fisheries; and
7. Encourage development of
technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring,
control, and surveillance, and to ensure
safety at sea.
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The MCP also identifies major task
areas that include data collection and
monitoring, management, biological
research and assessment, social
economic research and assessment,
policy development, protected species,
public outreach, etc., within which
projects are ranked in order of priority.
On November 6, 2007, the Council
transmitted its MCP to NMFS (designee
of the Secretary) for approval. This
notice announces that NMFS has
determined that the Council’s MCP
satisfies the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and that NMFS
has approved the MCP for the three-year
period from April 11, 2008, through
April 10, 2011.
Dated: April 14, 2008.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammal Stock Assessment
Reports
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; response to comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
has incorporated public comments into
revisions of marine mammal stock
assessment reports (SARs). These
reports for 2007 are now final and
available to the public.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of SARs
are available on the Internet as regional
compilations and individual reports at
the following address: https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/. You also
may send requests for copies of reports
to: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea
Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–
3226, Attn: Stock Assessments.
Copies of the Alaska Regional SARs
may be requested from Robyn Angliss,
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600
Sand Point Way, BIN 15700, Seattle,
WA 98115.
Copies of the Atlantic Regional SARs
may be requested from Gordon Waring,
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166
Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG93
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Marine Conservation Plan for
Pacific Insular Areas; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the approval of a three-year marine
conservation plan (MCP) for Pacific Insular Areas other than American
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
DATES: This agency decision is effective April 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marine conservation plan are available from
the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop
St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel. 808-522-8220, fax 808-522-
8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alvin Katekaru, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office, 808-944-2207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 204(e)of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) and in consultation with the Council, may negotiate and
enter into a Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement (PIAFA) to allow
foreign fishing within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent
to any Pacific Insular Area other than American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands, which, by definition, does not include the
State of Hawaii. Prior to entering into a PIAFA, the Council shall
develop a three-year Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) providing details
on uses for funds to be collected by the Secretary under the PIAFA. The
Magnuson-Stevens Act authorizes that any payment received under a PIAFA
in support of conservation and management objectives in an MCP
developed by the Council and, in the case of violations by foreign
vessels occurring within the EEZ off any Pacific Insular Area (other
than American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands), any
amounts received by the Secretary attributable to fines and penalties
imposed under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, shall be deposited into the
Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund for use by the Council.
The MCP to be approved by the Secretary must be consistent with the
Council's fishery management plans, must identify conservation and
management objectives (including criteria for determining when such
objectives have been met), and must prioritize planned marine
conservation projects. Although no foreign fishing is being
contemplated at this time, the Council has developed an MCP for the
Pacific Insular Areas here defined as the EEZ around Johnston and
Palmyra Atolls, Kingman Reef, and Jarvis, Howland, Baker, and Wake
Islands. These areas are sometimes known as the ``Pacific remote island
areas'' or ``U.S. island possessions in the Central Pacific Ocean.''
At its 139th meeting held in October 2007, the Council approved its
``Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund Marine Conservation
Plan,'' dated August 29, 2007. The MCP contains seven objectives:
1. Support quality research and obtain the most complete scientific
information available to assess and manage fisheries;
2. Promote an ecosystem approach in fisheries management, including
reducing waste in fisheries and minimizing impacts on marine habitats
and impacts on protected species;
3. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship
principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council's
decision-making process;
4. Recognize the importance of island cultures and traditional
fishing practices in managing fishery resources, and foster
opportunities for participation;
5. Promote environmentally-responsible fishing and the utilization
of sustainable fisheries that provide long-term economic growth and
stability;
6. Promote regional cooperation to manage domestic and
international fisheries; and
7. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring, control, and surveillance, and to
ensure safety at sea.
The MCP also identifies major task areas that include data
collection and monitoring, management, biological research and
assessment, social economic research and assessment, policy
development, protected species, public outreach, etc., within which
projects are ranked in order of priority.
On November 6, 2007, the Council transmitted its MCP to NMFS
(designee of the Secretary) for approval. This notice announces that
NMFS has determined that the Council's MCP satisfies the requirements
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and that NMFS has approved the MCP for the
three-year period from April 11, 2008, through April 10, 2011.
Dated: April 14, 2008.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1150 Filed 4-15-08; 2:24 pm]
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