Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Horseshoe Crabs; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit, 31941-31942 [2011-13716]
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Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act Provisions;
Horseshoe Crabs; Application for
Exempted Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of a proposal to
conduct exempted fishing; request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
The Acting Director, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, has made a
preliminary determination that the
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subject exempted fishing permit (EFP)
application submitted by Limuli
Laboratories of Cape May Court House,
NJ, contains all the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
proposed EFP would allow the harvest
of up to 10,000 horseshoe crabs from the
Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab
Reserve (Reserve) for biomedical
purposes and require, as a condition of
the EFP, the collection of data related to
the status of horseshoe crabs within the
reserve. The Acting Director has also
made a preliminary determination that
the activities authorized under the EFP
would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission’s (Commission)
Horseshoe Crab Interstate Fisheries
Management Plan (FMP). However,
further review and consultation may be
necessary before a final determination is
made to issue the EFP. Therefore, NMFS
announces that the Acting Director
proposes to recommend that an EFP be
issued that would allow up to two
commercial fishing vessels to conduct
fishing operations that are otherwise
restricted by the regulations
promulgated under the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act
(Atlantic Coastal Act). The EFP would
allow for an exemption from the
Reserve.
Regulations under the Atlantic
Coastal Act require publication of this
notification to provide interested parties
the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Written comments on this action
must be received on or before June 17,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to Emily Menashes, Acting
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13362, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Mark
the outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments
on Horseshoe Crab EFP Proposal.’’
Comments may also be sent via fax to
(301) 713–0596. Comments on this
notice may also be submitted by e-mail
to: Horseshoe-Crab.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: ‘‘Horseshoe Crab EFP
Proposal.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Meyers, Chief (A), Partnerships
and Communication Division, Office of
Sustainable Fisheries, (301) 713–2334,
ext. 174.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Limuli Laboratories submitted an
application for an EFP on April 19,
2011, to collect up to 10,000 horseshoe
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crabs for biomedical and data collection
purposes from the Reserve. The
applicant has applied for, and received,
a similar EFP every year from 2001–
2010. The current EFP application
specifies that: (1) The same methods
would be used in 2011 that were used
in years 2001–2010, (2) at least 15
percent of the bled horseshoe crabs
would be tagged, and (3) there had not
been any sighting or capture of marine
mammals or endangered species in the
trawling nets of fishing vessels engaged
in the collection of horseshoe crabs
since 1993. The project submitted by
Limuli Laboratories would provide
morphological data on horseshoe crab
catch, would tag a portion of the caught
horseshoe crabs, and would use the
blood from the caught horseshoe crabs
to manufacture Limulus Amebocyte
Lysate (LAL), an important health and
safety product used for the detection of
endotoxins. The LAL assay is used by
medical professionals, drug companies,
and pharmacies to detect endotoxins in
intravenous pharmaceuticals and
medical devices that come into contact
with human blood or spinal fluid.
Results of 2010 EFP
During the 2010 season, a total of
7,497 horseshoe crabs were gathered
over a period of 16 days, from the Carl
N. Schuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve
(Reserve) for the manufacture of LAL.
After transportation to the laboratory,
the horseshoe crabs were inspected for
size, injuries, and responsiveness. The
injured horseshoe crabs numbered 553,
or 7.38% of the total, while 66, or
0.88%, were noted as unresponsive. In
addition, 66 horseshoe crabs were
rejected due to small size. Overall, 6,812
horseshoe crabs were used (bled) in the
manufacture of a LAL.
Two hundred of the bled horseshoe
crabs were randomly selected for
activity, morphometric and aging
studies. The majority (96 percent) of
these horseshoe crabs were considered
‘‘active,’’ and 4 percent were ‘‘very
active.’’ Morphometric studies noted
that average inter-ocular distances,
prosoma widths and weights of these
200 horseshoe crabs were comparable to
previous years (2001–2009). The ages of
the specimens in 2010 were more
evenly distributed throughout the age
classes than in previous years, with
40.5% categorized as young, 30.5%
medium aged, 25.5% old aged, and very
few first-year horseshoe crabs (2.5%).
The 200 studied horseshoe crabs and
925 additional bled horseshoe crabs
were tagged and released into the
Delaware Bay. To date, the tagging of
4,413 horseshoe crabs during 2001–2010
has resulted in 96 live recaptures. The
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observed horseshoe crabs were found 1
to 8 years after release, primarily along
the Delaware Bay shores during their
spawning season.
horseshoe crabs from the Reserve on a
vessel with a trawl or dredge gear
aboard.
Proposed 2011 EFP
Limuli Laboratories proposes to
conduct an exempted fishery operation
using the same means, methods, and
seasons proposed/utilized during the
EFPs in 2001–2010. Limuli proposes to
continue to tag at least 15 percent of the
bled horseshoe crabs as they did in
2010. NMFS would require that the
following terms and conditions be met
for issuance of the EFP:
1. Limiting the number of horseshoe
crabs collected in the Reserve to no
more than 500 crabs per day and to a
total of no more than 10,000 crabs per
year;
2. Requiring collections to take place
over a total of approximately 20 days
during the months of July, August,
September, October, and November.
(Horseshoe crabs are readily available in
harvestable concentrations nearshore
earlier in the year, and offshore in the
Reserve from July through November);
3. Requiring that a 51⁄2 inch (14.0 cm)
flounder net be used by the vessel to
collect the horseshoe crabs. This
condition would allow for continuation
of traditional harvest gear and adds to
the consistency in the way horseshoe
crabs are harvested for data collection;
4. Limiting trawl tow times to 30
minutes as a conservation measure to
protect sea turtles, which are expected
to be migrating through the area during
the collection period, and are vulnerable
to bottom trawling;
5. Requiring that the collected
horseshoe crabs be picked up from the
fishing vessels at docks in the Cape May
Area and transported to local
laboratories, bled for LAL, and released
alive the following morning into the
Lower Delaware Bay; and
6. Requiring that any turtle take be
reported to NMFS, Northeast Region,
Assistant Regional Administrator of
Protected Resources Division, within 24
hours of returning from the trip in
which the incidental take occurred.
As part of the terms and conditions of
the EFP, for all horseshoe crabs bled for
LAL, NMFS would require that the EFP
holder provide data on sex ratio and
daily harvest. Also, the EFP holder
would be required to examine at least
200 horseshoe crabs for morphometric
data. Terms and conditions may be
added or amended prior to the issuance
of the EFP.
The proposed EFP would exempt two
commercial vessels from regulations at
50 CFR 697.7(e) and 697.23(f), which
prohibit the harvest and possession of
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 14329
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendment.
AGENCY:
attachment for lactating female fur seals
already authorized for capture, and
serial recaptures of their pups following
suckling to take morphometric
measurement and assess energy transfer.
The amendment is valid through the
expiration date of the permit, August 31,
2014.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS has
determined that the activities proposed
are consistent with the Preferred
Alternative in the Final Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for
Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal
Research (NMFS 2007), and that
issuance of the permit would not have
a significant adverse impact on the
human environment.
Dated: May 26, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice is hereby given that a
major amendment to Permit No. 14329
has been issued to the North Pacific
Universities Marine Mammal Research
Consortium (NPUMMRC), University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.,
Canada.
SUMMARY:
The permit amendment and
related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following offices:
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; and
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone
(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)
713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
18, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 21703) that a
request for an amendment to Permit No.
14329 to conduct research on northern
fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) had been
submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit
amendment has been issued under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
governing the taking and importing of
marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), and
the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The amendment adds authorization
for additional sampling and instrument
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA288
Marine Mammals; File No. 15748
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
permit has been issued to the Alaska
SeaLife Center (ASLC), Seward, AK, to
conduct research on marine mammals.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
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; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;
fax (562) 980–4018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes,
(301) 713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
14, 2011, notice was published in the
Federal Register (76 FR 13603) that a
request for a permit to conduct research
on marine mammals had been
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XW53
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions;
Horseshoe Crabs; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of a proposal to conduct exempted fishing; request
for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, has made
a preliminary determination that the subject exempted fishing permit
(EFP) application submitted by Limuli Laboratories of Cape May Court
House, NJ, contains all the required information and warrants further
consideration. The proposed EFP would allow the harvest of up to 10,000
horseshoe crabs from the Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve
(Reserve) for biomedical purposes and require, as a condition of the
EFP, the collection of data related to the status of horseshoe crabs
within the reserve. The Acting Director has also made a preliminary
determination that the activities authorized under the EFP would be
consistent with the goals and objectives of the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission's (Commission) Horseshoe Crab Interstate Fisheries
Management Plan (FMP). However, further review and consultation may be
necessary before a final determination is made to issue the EFP.
Therefore, NMFS announces that the Acting Director proposes to
recommend that an EFP be issued that would allow up to two commercial
fishing vessels to conduct fishing operations that are otherwise
restricted by the regulations promulgated under the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (Atlantic Coastal Act). The EFP
would allow for an exemption from the Reserve.
Regulations under the Atlantic Coastal Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to
comment on applications for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Written comments on this action must be received on or before
June 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Emily Menashes, Acting
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13362, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Mark the outside of the
envelope ``Comments on Horseshoe Crab EFP Proposal.'' Comments may also
be sent via fax to (301) 713-0596. Comments on this notice may also be
submitted by e-mail to: Horseshoe-Crab.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
``Horseshoe Crab EFP Proposal.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Meyers, Chief (A), Partnerships
and Communication Division, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, (301) 713-
2334, ext. 174.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Limuli Laboratories submitted an application for an EFP on April
19, 2011, to collect up to 10,000 horseshoe crabs for biomedical and
data collection purposes from the Reserve. The applicant has applied
for, and received, a similar EFP every year from 2001-2010. The current
EFP application specifies that: (1) The same methods would be used in
2011 that were used in years 2001-2010, (2) at least 15 percent of the
bled horseshoe crabs would be tagged, and (3) there had not been any
sighting or capture of marine mammals or endangered species in the
trawling nets of fishing vessels engaged in the collection of horseshoe
crabs since 1993. The project submitted by Limuli Laboratories would
provide morphological data on horseshoe crab catch, would tag a portion
of the caught horseshoe crabs, and would use the blood from the caught
horseshoe crabs to manufacture Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), an
important health and safety product used for the detection of
endotoxins. The LAL assay is used by medical professionals, drug
companies, and pharmacies to detect endotoxins in intravenous
pharmaceuticals and medical devices that come into contact with human
blood or spinal fluid.
Results of 2010 EFP
During the 2010 season, a total of 7,497 horseshoe crabs were
gathered over a period of 16 days, from the Carl N. Schuster Jr.
Horseshoe Crab Reserve (Reserve) for the manufacture of LAL. After
transportation to the laboratory, the horseshoe crabs were inspected
for size, injuries, and responsiveness. The injured horseshoe crabs
numbered 553, or 7.38% of the total, while 66, or 0.88%, were noted as
unresponsive. In addition, 66 horseshoe crabs were rejected due to
small size. Overall, 6,812 horseshoe crabs were used (bled) in the
manufacture of a LAL.
Two hundred of the bled horseshoe crabs were randomly selected for
activity, morphometric and aging studies. The majority (96 percent) of
these horseshoe crabs were considered ``active,[rdquo,] and 4 percent
were ``very active.'' Morphometric studies noted that average inter-
ocular distances, prosoma widths and weights of these 200 horseshoe
crabs were comparable to previous years (2001-2009). The ages of the
specimens in 2010 were more evenly distributed throughout the age
classes than in previous years, with 40.5% categorized as young, 30.5%
medium aged, 25.5% old aged, and very few first-year horseshoe crabs
(2.5%).
The 200 studied horseshoe crabs and 925 additional bled horseshoe
crabs were tagged and released into the Delaware Bay. To date, the
tagging of 4,413 horseshoe crabs during 2001-2010 has resulted in 96
live recaptures. The
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observed horseshoe crabs were found 1 to 8 years after release,
primarily along the Delaware Bay shores during their spawning season.
Proposed 2011 EFP
Limuli Laboratories proposes to conduct an exempted fishery
operation using the same means, methods, and seasons proposed/utilized
during the EFPs in 2001-2010. Limuli proposes to continue to tag at
least 15 percent of the bled horseshoe crabs as they did in 2010. NMFS
would require that the following terms and conditions be met for
issuance of the EFP:
1. Limiting the number of horseshoe crabs collected in the Reserve
to no more than 500 crabs per day and to a total of no more than 10,000
crabs per year;
2. Requiring collections to take place over a total of
approximately 20 days during the months of July, August, September,
October, and November. (Horseshoe crabs are readily available in
harvestable concentrations nearshore earlier in the year, and offshore
in the Reserve from July through November);
3. Requiring that a 5\1/2\ inch (14.0 cm) flounder net be used by
the vessel to collect the horseshoe crabs. This condition would allow
for continuation of traditional harvest gear and adds to the
consistency in the way horseshoe crabs are harvested for data
collection;
4. Limiting trawl tow times to 30 minutes as a conservation measure
to protect sea turtles, which are expected to be migrating through the
area during the collection period, and are vulnerable to bottom
trawling;
5. Requiring that the collected horseshoe crabs be picked up from
the fishing vessels at docks in the Cape May Area and transported to
local laboratories, bled for LAL, and released alive the following
morning into the Lower Delaware Bay; and
6. Requiring that any turtle take be reported to NMFS, Northeast
Region, Assistant Regional Administrator of Protected Resources
Division, within 24 hours of returning from the trip in which the
incidental take occurred.
As part of the terms and conditions of the EFP, for all horseshoe
crabs bled for LAL, NMFS would require that the EFP holder provide data
on sex ratio and daily harvest. Also, the EFP holder would be required
to examine at least 200 horseshoe crabs for morphometric data. Terms
and conditions may be added or amended prior to the issuance of the
EFP.
The proposed EFP would exempt two commercial vessels from
regulations at 50 CFR 697.7(e) and 697.23(f), which prohibit the
harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs from the Reserve on a vessel
with a trawl or dredge gear aboard.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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