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Dated: March 3, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: March 3, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XN25
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal
Subsistence Whaling Quotas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota for
bowhead whales.
SUMMARY: NMFS provides notification
of the aboriginal subsistence whaling
quota for bowhead whales has been
assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
Commission (AEWC), and other
limitations deriving from regulations
adopted at the 59th Annual Meeting of
the International Whaling Commission
(IWC). For 2009, the quota is 75
bowhead whales struck. This quota and
other limitations govern the harvest of
bowhead whales by members of the
AEWC.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2009 through
December 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Wulff, (301) 713–9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal
subsistence whaling in the United States
is governed by the Whaling Convention
Act (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.). Regulations
that implement the Act, found at 50 CFR
230.6, require the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at
least annually, aboriginal subsistence
whaling quotas and any other
limitations on aboriginal subsistence
whaling deriving from regulations of the
IWC.
At the 59th Annual Meeting of the
IWC, the Commission set catch limits
for aboriginal subsistence use of
bowhead whales from the BeringChukchi-Beaufort Seas stock. The
bowhead catch limits were based on a
joint request by the United States and
the Russian Federation, accompanied by
documentation concerning the needs of
two Native groups: Alaska Eskimos and
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Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far
East.
This action by the IWC thus
authorized aboriginal subsistence
whaling by the AEWC for bowhead
whales. This aboriginal subsistence
harvest is conducted in accordance with
a cooperative agreement between NOAA
and the AEWC.
The IWC set a 5-year block quota of
280 bowhead whales landed. For each
of the years 2008 through 2012, the
number of bowhead whales struck may
not exceed 67, except that any unused
portion of a strike quota from any year,
including 15 unused strikes from the
2003 through 2007 quota, may be
carried forward. No more than 15 strikes
may be added to the strike quota for any
one year. At the end of the 2008 harvest,
there were 15 unused strikes available
for carry-forward, so the combined
strike quota for 2009 is 82 (67 + 15).
This arrangement ensures that the
total quota of bowhead whales landed
and struck in 2009 will not exceed the
catch limits set by the IWC. Under an
arrangement between the United States
and the Russian Federation, the Russian
natives may use no more than seven
strikes, and the Alaska Eskimos may use
no more than 75 strikes.
Through its cooperative agreement
with the AEWC, NOAA has assigned 75
strikes to the Alaska Eskimos. The
AEWC will allocate these strikes among
the 11 villages whose cultural and
subsistence needs have been
documented, and will ensure that its
hunters use no more than 75 strikes.
Other Limitations
The IWC regulations, as well as the
NOAA regulation at 50 CFR 230.4(c),
forbid the taking of calves or any whale
accompanied by a calf.
NOAA regulations (at 50 CFR 230.4)
contain a number of other prohibitions
relating to aboriginal subsistence
whaling, some of which are summarized
here. Only licensed whaling captains or
crew under the control of those captains
may engage in whaling. They must
follow the provisions of the relevant
cooperative agreement between NOAA
and a Native American whaling
organization. The aboriginal hunters
must have adequate crew, supplies, and
equipment. They may not receive
money for participating in the hunt. No
person may sell or offer for sale whale
products from whales taken in the hunt,
except for authentic articles of Native
handicrafts. Captains may not continue
to whale after the relevant quota is
taken, after the season has been closed,
or if their licenses have been suspended.
They may not engage in whaling in a
wasteful manner.
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Dated: March 4, 2009.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XN25
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of quota for bowhead whales.
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SUMMARY: NMFS provides notification of the aboriginal subsistence
whaling quota for bowhead whales has been assigned to the Alaska Eskimo
Whaling Commission (AEWC), and other limitations deriving from
regulations adopted at the 59\th\ Annual Meeting of the International
Whaling Commission (IWC). For 2009, the quota is 75 bowhead whales
struck. This quota and other limitations govern the harvest of bowhead
whales by members of the AEWC.
DATES: Effective March 9, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Wulff, (301) 713-9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal subsistence whaling in the United
States is governed by the Whaling Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 916 et
seq.). Regulations that implement the Act, found at 50 CFR 230.6,
require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at least
annually, aboriginal subsistence whaling quotas and any other
limitations on aboriginal subsistence whaling deriving from regulations
of the IWC.
At the 59\th\ Annual Meeting of the IWC, the Commission set catch
limits for aboriginal subsistence use of bowhead whales from the
Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas stock. The bowhead catch limits were based
on a joint request by the United States and the Russian Federation,
accompanied by documentation concerning the needs of two Native groups:
Alaska Eskimos and
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Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far East.
This action by the IWC thus authorized aboriginal subsistence
whaling by the AEWC for bowhead whales. This aboriginal subsistence
harvest is conducted in accordance with a cooperative agreement between
NOAA and the AEWC.
The IWC set a 5-year block quota of 280 bowhead whales landed. For
each of the years 2008 through 2012, the number of bowhead whales
struck may not exceed 67, except that any unused portion of a strike
quota from any year, including 15 unused strikes from the 2003 through
2007 quota, may be carried forward. No more than 15 strikes may be
added to the strike quota for any one year. At the end of the 2008
harvest, there were 15 unused strikes available for carry-forward, so
the combined strike quota for 2009 is 82 (67 + 15).
This arrangement ensures that the total quota of bowhead whales
landed and struck in 2009 will not exceed the catch limits set by the
IWC. Under an arrangement between the United States and the Russian
Federation, the Russian natives may use no more than seven strikes, and
the Alaska Eskimos may use no more than 75 strikes.
Through its cooperative agreement with the AEWC, NOAA has assigned
75 strikes to the Alaska Eskimos. The AEWC will allocate these strikes
among the 11 villages whose cultural and subsistence needs have been
documented, and will ensure that its hunters use no more than 75
strikes.
Other Limitations
The IWC regulations, as well as the NOAA regulation at 50 CFR
230.4(c), forbid the taking of calves or any whale accompanied by a
calf.
NOAA regulations (at 50 CFR 230.4) contain a number of other
prohibitions relating to aboriginal subsistence whaling, some of which
are summarized here. Only licensed whaling captains or crew under the
control of those captains may engage in whaling. They must follow the
provisions of the relevant cooperative agreement between NOAA and a
Native American whaling organization. The aboriginal hunters must have
adequate crew, supplies, and equipment. They may not receive money for
participating in the hunt. No person may sell or offer for sale whale
products from whales taken in the hunt, except for authentic articles
of Native handicrafts. Captains may not continue to whale after the
relevant quota is taken, after the season has been closed, or if their
licenses have been suspended. They may not engage in whaling in a
wasteful manner.
Dated: March 4, 2009.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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