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and most would be cultured for 1 year
TABLE 1. LIST OF SPECIES FOR BIOLOGICAL LENGTH FREQUENCY SAM- to allow for growth, with subsamples
sacrificed quarterly to confirm that
PLES—Continued
Maximum Sample Size
Per Trip
Species
Cape Cod/GOM
Yellowtail Flounder
SNE Winter
Flounder
GB Winter
Flounder
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
PLES
Common Name/
Stock
Proposed Sample Size
Northern
Monkfish
10 fish/month total
Southern
Monkfish
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
10 fish/month total
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
GB Atlantic Cod
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
GOM Atlantic
Cod
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Monkfish
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
American Plaice
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Witch Flounder
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Atlantic Wolffish
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Northeast Skate
Complex (each
species)
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TABLE 2. LIST OF SPECIES FOR BIOLOGICAL LENGTH FREQUENCY SAM-
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
GB Haddock
tetracycline marks were laid down.
Exemptions from monkfish
possession limits at § 648.94(a) and (b),
and monkfish minimum fish sizes at
§ 648.93, would be necessary to obtain
specimens for laboratory research.
Up to 200 fish per
statistical area
Sampling would be conducted aboard
seven fishing vessels that intend to fish
in GB, SNE, and GOM throughout the
2010 NE multispecies fishing year
beginning May 1, 2010, with a
minimum of two trips per month and an
average trip duration of 7 days. All
vessels would utilize otter trawl gear,
with gear configuration and mesh size
dictated by current fishery regulations.
The primary goal of the monkfish age
validation laboratory research is to
maintain live specimens in a holding
study to allow time for oxytetracycline
to mark calcified structures for agegrowth validation. Monkfish (see Table
2) would be collected by the study fleet
fishing under a monkfish DAS, and
transport techniques would be tested. A
target of 10 fish per month from both the
Northern and Southern monkfish stocks,
totaling 20 fish per month, would be
caught and maintained in the SMAST
seawater laboratory, and given an
injection of oxytetracycline. Monkfish
would be marked with oxytetracycline,
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Sampling would be conducted aboard
six fishing vessels that intend to fish in
GB, Southern New England, and the
Gulf of Maine throughout the 2010 NE
multispecies fishing year beginning May
1, 2010, with a minimum of two trips
per month and an average trip duration
of 7 days. All vessels would utilize otter
trawl gear, with gear configuration and
mesh size dictated by current fishery
regulations. Monkfish in excess of trip
limits and undersized monkfish that are
being landed would not be sold.
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: March 25, 2010.
James P. Burgess,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XV53
Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
individuals and institutions have been
issued Letters of Confirmation for
activities conducted under the General
Authorization for Scientific Research on
marine mammals. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for a list of names and
address of recipients.
ADDRESSES: The Letters of Confirmation
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Protected Resources, Permits
Division, (301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requested Letters of Confirmation (LOC)
have been issued under the authority of
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216). The
General Authorization allows for bona
fide scientific research that may result
only in taking by level B harassment of
marine mammals. The following Letters
of Confirmation were issued in Fiscal
Year 2009.
File No. 13729: Issued to The Wild
Dolphin Project, 612 N. Orange Ave.
Suite A–12, Jupiter, FL 33458 on
February 13, 2009, to study abundance,
distribution, and residency of bottlenose
dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the
Intracoastal Waterway of Palm Beach
County, Florida, and to determine
species diversity, abundance, and
distribution of cetaceans offshore of
Palm Beach County, Florida. The LOC
expires February 28, 2014.
File No. 14227: Issued to Dr. Robert H.
Day, ABR, Inc. Environmental Research
and Services, Fairbanks, AK 99708 on
February 13, 2009, to study seasonal
abundance and distribution of marine
mammals in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Aerial
surveys will be conducted to census
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), harbor
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porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), Dall’s
porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli), minke
whales (Balaenoptera acutorstrata), gray
whales (Eschrichtius robustus), and
killer whales (Orcinus orca). The LOC
expires on February 17, 2014.
File No. 14157: Issued to Marilyn
Mazzoil, Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institute at Florida Atlantic University,
5600 U.S. 1 North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946
on February 23, 2009, for vessel surveys,
photo-identification, and behavioral
observations of bottlenose dolphins
from the Florida-Georgia border south to
New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The
objectives of the research are to examine
the abundance and distribution of
bottlenose dolphins in the study area.
Activities may be conducted through
March 1, 2014.
File No. 14219: Issued to Dr. Tara Cox,
Savannah State University, PO Box
20467, Savannah, GA 31404 on
February 23, 2009, for surveys, photoidentification, and behavioral
observations of bottlenose dolphins. The
purpose of the research is to investigate
foraging ecology, social structure, and
population structure of dolphins in the
estuarine and coastal waters of Georgia
and southern South Carolina. Activities
may be conducted through March 1,
2014.
File No. 14275: Issued to Dr. Gregory
Bossart, Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker
Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 on
February 23, 2009, for surveys, photoidentification and behavioral
observations of bottlenose dolphins. The
purpose of the research is to examine
the abundance, distribution, and stock
structure of dolphins in the Indian River
Lagoon, Florida and adjacent Atlantic
waters. Activities may be conducted
through March 1, 2014.
File No. 808–1798–01: Issued to Dr.
Andrew Read at Duke University
Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine
Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516 on May
1, 2009, for aerial and vessel surveys,
photo-identification, behavioral
observations, and passive acoustics on a
variety of cetacean species through
September 30, 2010. The original study
area was from the North Carolina/
Virginia border south to North
Charleston, South Carolina. The study
area was expanded to allow researchers
to work further south, to 29 degrees N.
Also, 13 species of dolphins and whales
were added to the LOC. This amended
LOC supercedes version 808–1798
issued on September 20, 2005.
File No. 14348: Issued to the National
Ocean Service’s Center for Coastal
Environmental Health and Biomolecular
Research [Principal Investigator: Eric
Zolman], 219 Fort Johnson Road,
Charleston, SC 29412 on July 1, 2009 for
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photo-identification and behavioral
observations of bottlenose dolphins
through June 30, 2014. The purpose of
the research is to investigate the
residency, stock identity, range,
distribution, abundance, and health of
dolphins in the estuarine and coastal
waters of Georgia and South Carolina.
File No. 14590: Issued to the National
Marine Mammal Laboratory [Principal
Investigator: Peter Boveng, Ph.D], 7600
Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
on July 24, 2009 for aerial surveys of
harbor seals through August 1, 2014.
The results of the surverys for the basis
of the NMFS Stock Assessment Reports
as well as provide information on the
haul-out behavior and habitat
requirements of harbor seals in Alaska.
The LOC expires August 1, 2014.
File No. 14475: Issued to The Dolphin
Project (TDP) [Principal Investigator:
Francis Lapolla], P.O. Box 60753,
Savannah, GA 31420, on August 7, 2009
for photo-identification and behavioral
observations of bottlenose dolphins
through July 30, 2014. The purpose of
the research is to: (1) monitor the
resident bottlenose dolphin population
in the contiguous inland waters of
Georgia and the southern South
Carolina estuarine system and (2)
continue to develop TDP’s dorsal fin
photograph catalogue and database to
document site fidelity, home range
movement, immigration/emigration and
social behaviors exhibited by the
Georgia estuarine population.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activities are categorically excluded
from the requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Timeframe for Recruitment and
Applications
Dated: March 23, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the
Federal Register, posting on the
Commerce Department trade mission
calendar (https://www.ita.doc.gov/
doctm/tmcal.html) and other Internet
Web sites, press releases to general and
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industry trade associations and other
multiplier groups, and publicity at
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conferences, and trade shows. CS Saudi
Arabia and CS Qatar will work in
conjunction with Global Trade
Programs, which will serve as a key
facilitator in establishing strong
commercial ties to the U.S. companies
in the targeted sectors nationwide.
Recruitment for the mission will
begin immediately and conclude no
later than Wednesday, April 9, 2010.
The U.S. Department of Commerce will
review all applications immediately
after the deadline. We will inform
applicants of selection decisions as soon
as possible after April 9, 2010.
Applications received after the deadline
will be considered only if space and
scheduling constraints permit.
Contacts
Ms. Jeanne Townsend, Baltimore U.S.
Export Assistance Center, Tel: 410–
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Tel: 202–482–2796, Fax: 202–482–
0115, E–Mail: Lisa.Huot@trade.gov .
Sean Timmins,
Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service
Trade Missions Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV53
Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that individuals and institutions have
been issued Letters of Confirmation for activities conducted under the
General Authorization for Scientific Research on marine mammals. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for a list of names and address of
recipients.
ADDRESSES: The Letters of Confirmation and related documents are
available for review upon written request or by appointment in the
following office:
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Protected Resources,
Permits Division, (301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested Letters of Confirmation (LOC)
have been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations
governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The General Authorization allows for bona fide scientific research that
may result only in taking by level B harassment of marine mammals. The
following Letters of Confirmation were issued in Fiscal Year 2009.
File No. 13729: Issued to The Wild Dolphin Project, 612 N. Orange
Ave. Suite A-12, Jupiter, FL 33458 on February 13, 2009, to study
abundance, distribution, and residency of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus) in the Intracoastal Waterway of Palm Beach County, Florida,
and to determine species diversity, abundance, and distribution of
cetaceans offshore of Palm Beach County, Florida. The LOC expires
February 28, 2014.
File No. 14227: Issued to Dr. Robert H. Day, ABR, Inc.
Environmental Research and Services, Fairbanks, AK 99708 on February
13, 2009, to study seasonal abundance and distribution of marine
mammals in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Aerial surveys will be conducted to
census harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), harbor
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porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli),
minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorstrata), gray whales (Eschrichtius
robustus), and killer whales (Orcinus orca). The LOC expires on
February 17, 2014.
File No. 14157: Issued to Marilyn Mazzoil, Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, 5600 U.S. 1
North, Fort Pierce, FL 34946 on February 23, 2009, for vessel surveys,
photo-identification, and behavioral observations of bottlenose
dolphins from the Florida-Georgia border south to New Smyrna Beach,
Florida. The objectives of the research are to examine the abundance
and distribution of bottlenose dolphins in the study area. Activities
may be conducted through March 1, 2014.
File No. 14219: Issued to Dr. Tara Cox, Savannah State University,
PO Box 20467, Savannah, GA 31404 on February 23, 2009, for surveys,
photo-identification, and behavioral observations of bottlenose
dolphins. The purpose of the research is to investigate foraging
ecology, social structure, and population structure of dolphins in the
estuarine and coastal waters of Georgia and southern South Carolina.
Activities may be conducted through March 1, 2014.
File No. 14275: Issued to Dr. Gregory Bossart, Georgia Aquarium,
225 Baker Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 on February 23, 2009, for
surveys, photo-identification and behavioral observations of bottlenose
dolphins. The purpose of the research is to examine the abundance,
distribution, and stock structure of dolphins in the Indian River
Lagoon, Florida and adjacent Atlantic waters. Activities may be
conducted through March 1, 2014.
File No. 808-1798-01: Issued to Dr. Andrew Read at Duke University
Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516 on May
1, 2009, for aerial and vessel surveys, photo-identification,
behavioral observations, and passive acoustics on a variety of cetacean
species through September 30, 2010. The original study area was from
the North Carolina/Virginia border south to North Charleston, South
Carolina. The study area was expanded to allow researchers to work
further south, to 29 degrees N. Also, 13 species of dolphins and whales
were added to the LOC. This amended LOC supercedes version 808-1798
issued on September 20, 2005.
File No. 14348: Issued to the National Ocean Service's Center for
Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research [Principal
Investigator: Eric Zolman], 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412
on July 1, 2009 for photo-identification and behavioral observations of
bottlenose dolphins through June 30, 2014. The purpose of the research
is to investigate the residency, stock identity, range, distribution,
abundance, and health of dolphins in the estuarine and coastal waters
of Georgia and South Carolina.
File No. 14590: Issued to the National Marine Mammal Laboratory
[Principal Investigator: Peter Boveng, Ph.D], 7600 Sand Point Way NE,
Seattle, WA 98115 on July 24, 2009 for aerial surveys of harbor seals
through August 1, 2014. The results of the surverys for the basis of
the NMFS Stock Assessment Reports as well as provide information on the
haul-out behavior and habitat requirements of harbor seals in Alaska.
The LOC expires August 1, 2014.
File No. 14475: Issued to The Dolphin Project (TDP) [Principal
Investigator: Francis Lapolla], P.O. Box 60753, Savannah, GA 31420, on
August 7, 2009 for photo-identification and behavioral observations of
bottlenose dolphins through July 30, 2014. The purpose of the research
is to: (1) monitor the resident bottlenose dolphin population in the
contiguous inland waters of Georgia and the southern South Carolina
estuarine system and (2) continue to develop TDP's dorsal fin
photograph catalogue and database to document site fidelity, home range
movement, immigration/emigration and social behaviors exhibited by the
Georgia estuarine population.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare
an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Dated: March 23, 2010.
Tammy C. Adams,
Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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