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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 070717342–7713–02]
RIN 0648–XS18
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Fisheries; Suspension of
Minimum Atlantic Surfclam Size Limit
for Fishing Year 2010
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; suspension of
the Atlantic surfclam minimum size
limit.
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SUMMARY: NMFS suspends the
minimum size limit for Atlantic
surfclams for the 2010 fishing year. This
action is taken under the authority of
the implementing regulations for this
fishery, which allow for the annual
suspension of the minimum size limit
based upon set criteria. The intended
effect is to relieve the industry from a
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regulatory burden that is not necessary,
as the majority of surfclams harvested
are larger than the minimum size limit.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2010,
through December 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written inquiries may be
sent to: Regional Administrator,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930–
2298.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Macan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281–9165; fax (978)
281–9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
648.72(c) of the regulations
implementing the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for the Atlantic Surfclam
and Ocean Quahog Fisheries authorizes
the Administrator, Northeast Region,
NMFS (Regional Administrator), to
suspend annually, by publication of a
notification in the Federal Register, the
minimum size limit for Atlantic
surfclams. This action may be taken
unless discard, catch, and biological
sampling data indicate that 30 percent
of the Atlantic surfclam resource is
smaller than 4.75 inches (120 mm) and
the overall reduced size is not
attributable to harvest from beds where
growth of the individual clams has been
reduced because of density-dependent
factors.
At its June 2009 meeting, the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
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voted to recommend that the Regional
Administrator suspend the minimum
size limit for the 2010 fishing year. In
accordance with the provisions of the
FMP, the Regional Administrator will
publish the suspension of the surfclam
minimum size if the proportion of
undersized surfclams is under 30
percent of the total surfclam landings
for each fishing year.
Commercial surfclam data for 2009
were analyzed to determine the
percentage of surfclams that were
smaller than the minimum size
requirement. The analysis indicated that
6.10 percent of the overall commercial
landings were composed of surfclams
that were less than 4.75 inches (120
mm). Based on these data, the Regional
Administrator adopts the Council’s
recommendation and suspends the
minimum size limit for Atlantic
surfclams from January 1 through
December 31, 2010.
Classification
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 19, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 070717342-7713-02]
RIN 0648-XS18
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surfclam
and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Suspension of Minimum Atlantic Surfclam
Size Limit for Fishing Year 2010
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; suspension of the Atlantic surfclam minimum
size limit.
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SUMMARY: NMFS suspends the minimum size limit for Atlantic surfclams
for the 2010 fishing year. This action is taken under the authority of
the implementing regulations for this fishery, which allow for the
annual suspension of the minimum size limit based upon set criteria.
The intended effect is to relieve the industry from a regulatory burden
that is not necessary, as the majority of surfclams harvested are
larger than the minimum size limit.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written inquiries may be sent to: Regional Administrator,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Macan, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 281-9165; fax (978) 281-9135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 648.72(c) of the regulations
implementing the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Atlantic
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries authorizes the Administrator,
Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), to suspend annually,
by publication of a notification in the Federal Register, the minimum
size limit for Atlantic surfclams. This action may be taken unless
discard, catch, and biological sampling data indicate that 30 percent
of the Atlantic surfclam resource is smaller than 4.75 inches (120 mm)
and the overall reduced size is not attributable to harvest from beds
where growth of the individual clams has been reduced because of
density-dependent factors.
At its June 2009 meeting, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council voted to recommend that the Regional Administrator suspend the
minimum size limit for the 2010 fishing year. In accordance with the
provisions of the FMP, the Regional Administrator will publish the
suspension of the surfclam minimum size if the proportion of undersized
surfclams is under 30 percent of the total surfclam landings for each
fishing year.
Commercial surfclam data for 2009 were analyzed to determine the
percentage of surfclams that were smaller than the minimum size
requirement. The analysis indicated that 6.10 percent of the overall
commercial landings were composed of surfclams that were less than 4.75
inches (120 mm). Based on these data, the Regional Administrator adopts
the Council's recommendation and suspends the minimum size limit for
Atlantic surfclams from January 1 through December 31, 2010.
Classification
This action is authorized by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 19, 2009.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-25547 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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