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International Conservation and
Management Measures Recognized by
the United States
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The High Sea Fishing
Compliance Act (HSFCA) requires the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, to publish
from time to time in the Federal
Register a list of international
conservation and management measures
recognized by the United States. To
fulfill this requirement, a list of
agreements resulting in international
conservation and management measures
was first published in the Federal
Register in 1996. This notice provides
an updated list of such agreements. The
HSFCA and its implementing
regulations prohibit the use of a fishing
vessel on the high seas in contravention
of international conservation and
management measures, as well as
specify the permitting and vessel
identification requirements for fishing
vessels of the United States operating on
the high seas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MiAe Kim, Trade and Marine
Stewardship Division, Office of
International Affairs, NMFS (phone
301–713–9090, fax 301–713–2313, or email mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
The HSFCA is the United States’
domestic legislation implementing the
Agreement to Promote Compliance with
International Conservation and
Management Measures by Fishing
Vessels on the High Seas (Compliance
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Agreement), adopted by the Conference
of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations on
November 24, 1993 and ratified by the
United States in 1995. One of the
purposes of the Compliance Agreement
is to impose on nations whose fishing
vessels operate on the high seas
obligations to ensure the activities of
those vessels do not undermine the
effectiveness of international
conservation and management measures
for living marine resources.
As a party to the Compliance
Agreement, the United States must
ensure that its fishing vessels operating
on the high seas do not undermine
international measures to conserve and
manage species of living marine
resources that are adopted by global,
regional, or subregional fisheries
organizations, by treaties, or by other
international agreements.
The term ‘‘international conservation
and management measures’’ is defined
in HSFCA, consistent with the
Compliance Agreement, as ‘‘measures to
conserve or manage one or more species
of living marine resources that are
adopted and applied in accordance with
the relevant rules of international law,
as reflected in the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea, and
that are recognized by the United States.
Such measures may be adopted by
global, regional, or subregional fisheries
organizations, subject to the rights and
obligations of their members, or by
treaties or other international
agreements.’’
International conservation and
management measures fulfill a range of
purposes, such as:
• Ensuring long-term sustainability
and optimum utilization of fish stocks;
• Maintaining or restoring
populations of species belonging to the
same ecosystem or associated with or
dependent upon target stocks;
• Minimizing catch by lost or
abandoned gear and catch of non-target
species; and
• Minimizing impacts on associated
or dependent species through, to the
extent practicable, the use of selective,
environmentally safe and cost-effective
fishing gear and techniques.
In the case of international
conservation and management measures
adopted by regional fisheries
management organizations, the full text
of such measures can be found on the
Web sites of the respective
organizations. These measures are
subject to change. Measures may be
adopted or modified based on
information on stocks, bycatch, illegal
fishing activities, and other issues.
Sometimes the adoption of measures by
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regional fisheries management
organizations is driven by study results
or activities undertaken through other
international bodies, such as resolutions
adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly and guidelines and plans of
action developed under the auspices of
the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations. Certain
international instruments can also
influence the development of
conservation and management measures
by regional fisheries management
organizations, such as the Agreement for
the Implementation of the Provisions of
the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
Relating to the Conservation and
Management of Straddling Fish Stocks
and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; the
Agreement on Port State Measures to
Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated Fishing;
the Inter-American Convention for the
Protection and Conservation of Sea
Turtles; the Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels;
and instruments concluded under the
framework of the Convention on the
Conservation of Migratory Species of
Wild Animals.
The international conservation and
management measures adopted by
regional fisheries management
organizations of which the United States
is a member are implemented in the
United States, if applicable and as
appropriate, through domestic
legislation and corresponding
regulations.
To undertake fishing operations on
the high seas, the owner or operator of
a United States fishing vessel must
apply for a permit and follow
regulations implementing HSFCA,
found at 50 CFR part 300, subpart B.
The Secretary has statutory and
regulatory authority to include
appropriate conditions and restrictions
in individual permits. Taken together,
the requirements of the HSFCA, as
implemented by the regulations and
permit conditions and restrictions,
fulfill certain U.S. obligations and
responsibilities under the Compliance
Agreement with respect to its fishing
vessels that operate on the high seas.
For purposes of the HSFCA, the
Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, has determined that
all conservation and management
measures for living marine resources set
forth in, or adopted pursuant to, the
following international agreements are
included within the term ‘‘international
conservation and management measures
recognized by the United States.’’ For
those agreements to which the United
States is party, the term excludes
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measures to which the United States has
lodged an objection or reservation,
consistent with the terms of such
agreement. At the time this notice was
prepared, the United States had not
objected to, or taken a reservation
against, any such measures.
A list of agreements resulting in
international conservation and
management measures was first
published in the Federal Register in
1996 (61 FR 11751, March 22, 1996).
Where applicable, the updated list of
agreements is organized by ocean areas
and includes the organization created by
the agreement.
Agreements to Which the United States
Is Party
Atlantic Ocean
Convention for the Conservation of
Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
(Basic Instrument for the North Atlantic
Salmon Conservation Organization—
NASCO);
Convention on Future Multilateral
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries (Basic Instrument for the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization—NAFO);
International Convention for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Basic
Instrument for the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas—ICCAT);
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Pacific Ocean
Agreement on the International
Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP);
Convention for the Conservation of
Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific
Ocean (Basic Instrument for the North
Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission—
NPAFC);
1949 Convention for the
Establishment of an Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (Basic
Instrument for the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission—IATTC); 1
Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Pollock Resources in the
Central Bering Sea;
1 On August 27, 2010, the Convention for the
Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission Established by the 1949 Convention
Between the United States of America and the
Republic of Costa Rica (‘‘Antigua Convention’’)
entered into force for countries that have deposited
their instrument of ratification. Pursuant to Article
XXXI of the Antigua Convention, the 1949
Convention for the Establishment of an InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission will be
considered terminated upon the entry into force of
the Antigua Convention for all Parties to the 1949
Convention. The United States is a party to the 1949
Convention and signatory to the Antigua
Convention. As of the date of this Federal Register
notice, the United States has not ratified the
Antigua Convention. Therefore the 1949
Convention remains the basis of the United States’
membership in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission.
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Treaty on Fisheries between the
Governments of Certain Pacific Island
States and the Government of the
United States of America (South Pacific
Tuna Treaty—SPTT);
Convention for the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (Basic Instrument for the
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission—WCPFC);
Southern Ocean
Convention on the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(Basic Instrument for the Commission
for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources—CCAMLR);
Convention for the Conservation of
Antarctic Seals (CCAS);
Other
Convention for the Prohibition of
Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South
Pacific Ocean; and
International Convention for the
Regulation of Whaling (Basic Instrument
for the International Whaling
Commission—IWC).
Agreements To Which the United States
Is Not Party
Agreement for the Establishment of
the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
(Basic instrument of the Indian Ocean
Tuna Commission—IOTC);
Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Fisheries Resources in
the Southeast Atlantic Ocean (Basic
instrument for the South East Atlantic
Fisheries Organization—SEAFO);
Convention for the Strengthening of
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission Established by the 1949
Convention Between the United States
of America and the Republic of Costa
Rica (‘‘Antigua Convention’’; Basic
instrument for the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission—IATTC);
Convention for the Conservation of
Southern Bluefin Tuna (Basic
instrument for the Commission on the
Conservation of Southern Bluefin
Tuna—CCSBT);
Convention on Future Multilateral
Cooperation in North-East Atlantic
Fisheries (Basic instrument for the
North-East Atlantic Fisheries
Commission—NEAFC); and
Agreement between the Government
of the Kingdom of Norway and the
Government of the USSR Concerning
Cooperation in the Field of Fisheries.
This listing of ‘‘international
conservation and management measures
recognized by the United States’’ will be
revised and updated from time to time
by publication in the Federal Register.
The inclusion or exclusion of items
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from this listing is without prejudice to
any positions or views the United States
Government may take or express with
regard to such items in the future. This
notice is not intended to and does not
otherwise operate to amend,
supplement, revise or supersede the
regulations implementing the HSFCA at
50 CFR 300.15.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5501–5509.
Dated: May 12, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA324
International Conservation and Management Measures Recognized by
the United States
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The High Sea Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA) requires the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to
publish from time to time in the Federal Register a list of
international conservation and management measures recognized by the
United States. To fulfill this requirement, a list of agreements
resulting in international conservation and management measures was
first published in the Federal Register in 1996. This notice provides
an updated list of such agreements. The HSFCA and its implementing
regulations prohibit the use of a fishing vessel on the high seas in
contravention of international conservation and management measures, as
well as specify the permitting and vessel identification requirements
for fishing vessels of the United States operating on the high seas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MiAe Kim, Trade and Marine Stewardship
Division, Office of International Affairs, NMFS (phone 301-713-9090,
fax 301-713-2313, or e-mail mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The HSFCA is the United States' domestic legislation implementing
the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and
Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Compliance
Agreement), adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations on November 24, 1993 and ratified by
the United States in 1995. One of the purposes of the Compliance
Agreement is to impose on nations whose fishing vessels operate on the
high seas obligations to ensure the activities of those vessels do not
undermine the effectiveness of international conservation and
management measures for living marine resources.
As a party to the Compliance Agreement, the United States must
ensure that its fishing vessels operating on the high seas do not
undermine international measures to conserve and manage species of
living marine resources that are adopted by global, regional, or
subregional fisheries organizations, by treaties, or by other
international agreements.
The term ``international conservation and management measures'' is
defined in HSFCA, consistent with the Compliance Agreement, as
``measures to conserve or manage one or more species of living marine
resources that are adopted and applied in accordance with the relevant
rules of international law, as reflected in the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea, and that are recognized by the United
States. Such measures may be adopted by global, regional, or
subregional fisheries organizations, subject to the rights and
obligations of their members, or by treaties or other international
agreements.''
International conservation and management measures fulfill a range
of purposes, such as:
Ensuring long-term sustainability and optimum utilization
of fish stocks;
Maintaining or restoring populations of species belonging
to the same ecosystem or associated with or dependent upon target
stocks;
Minimizing catch by lost or abandoned gear and catch of
non-target species; and
Minimizing impacts on associated or dependent species
through, to the extent practicable, the use of selective,
environmentally safe and cost-effective fishing gear and techniques.
In the case of international conservation and management measures
adopted by regional fisheries management organizations, the full text
of such measures can be found on the Web sites of the respective
organizations. These measures are subject to change. Measures may be
adopted or modified based on information on stocks, bycatch, illegal
fishing activities, and other issues. Sometimes the adoption of
measures by regional fisheries management organizations is driven by
study results or activities undertaken through other international
bodies, such as resolutions adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly and guidelines and plans of action developed under the
auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations. Certain international instruments can also influence the
development of conservation and management measures by regional
fisheries management organizations, such as the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and
Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks;
the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing; the Inter-American
Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles; the
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels; and
instruments concluded under the framework of the Convention on the
Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
The international conservation and management measures adopted by
regional fisheries management organizations of which the United States
is a member are implemented in the United States, if applicable and as
appropriate, through domestic legislation and corresponding
regulations.
To undertake fishing operations on the high seas, the owner or
operator of a United States fishing vessel must apply for a permit and
follow regulations implementing HSFCA, found at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart B. The Secretary has statutory and regulatory authority to
include appropriate conditions and restrictions in individual permits.
Taken together, the requirements of the HSFCA, as implemented by the
regulations and permit conditions and restrictions, fulfill certain
U.S. obligations and responsibilities under the Compliance Agreement
with respect to its fishing vessels that operate on the high seas.
For purposes of the HSFCA, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, has determined that all conservation and management
measures for living marine resources set forth in, or adopted pursuant
to, the following international agreements are included within the term
``international conservation and management measures recognized by the
United States.'' For those agreements to which the United States is
party, the term excludes
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measures to which the United States has lodged an objection or
reservation, consistent with the terms of such agreement. At the time
this notice was prepared, the United States had not objected to, or
taken a reservation against, any such measures.
A list of agreements resulting in international conservation and
management measures was first published in the Federal Register in 1996
(61 FR 11751, March 22, 1996). Where applicable, the updated list of
agreements is organized by ocean areas and includes the organization
created by the agreement.
Agreements to Which the United States Is Party
Atlantic Ocean
Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic
Ocean (Basic Instrument for the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation
Organization--NASCO);
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries (Basic Instrument for the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organization--NAFO);
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(Basic Instrument for the International Commission for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas--ICCAT);
Pacific Ocean
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(AIDCP);
Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North
Pacific Ocean (Basic Instrument for the North Pacific Anadromous Fish
Commission--NPAFC);
1949 Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission (Basic Instrument for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission--IATTC); \1\
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\1\ On August 27, 2010, the Convention for the Strengthening of
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949
Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of
Costa Rica (``Antigua Convention'') entered into force for countries
that have deposited their instrument of ratification. Pursuant to
Article XXXI of the Antigua Convention, the 1949 Convention for the
Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission will be
considered terminated upon the entry into force of the Antigua
Convention for all Parties to the 1949 Convention. The United States
is a party to the 1949 Convention and signatory to the Antigua
Convention. As of the date of this Federal Register notice, the
United States has not ratified the Antigua Convention. Therefore the
1949 Convention remains the basis of the United States' membership
in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
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Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources
in the Central Bering Sea;
Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific
Island States and the Government of the United States of America (South
Pacific Tuna Treaty--SPTT);
Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory
Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Basic Instrument
for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission--WCPFC);
Southern Ocean
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(Basic Instrument for the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources--CCAMLR);
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS);
Other
Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in
the South Pacific Ocean; and
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (Basic
Instrument for the International Whaling Commission--IWC).
Agreements To Which the United States Is Not Party
Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
(Basic instrument of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission--IOTC);
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fisheries
Resources in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean (Basic instrument for the
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization--SEAFO);
Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United
States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (``Antigua
Convention''; Basic instrument for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission--IATTC);
Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Basic
instrument for the Commission on the Conservation of Southern Bluefin
Tuna--CCSBT);
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East
Atlantic Fisheries (Basic instrument for the North-East Atlantic
Fisheries Commission--NEAFC); and
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the
Government of the USSR Concerning Cooperation in the Field of
Fisheries.
This listing of ``international conservation and management
measures recognized by the United States'' will be revised and updated
from time to time by publication in the Federal Register. The inclusion
or exclusion of items from this listing is without prejudice to any
positions or views the United States Government may take or express
with regard to such items in the future. This notice is not intended to
and does not otherwise operate to amend, supplement, revise or
supersede the regulations implementing the HSFCA at 50 CFR 300.15.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5501-5509.
Dated: May 12, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12339 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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