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RIN 0648–XA967
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal
Subsistence Whaling Quotas
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; notification of quota for
bowhead whales.
AGENCY:
NMFS notifies the public of
the aboriginal subsistence whaling
quota for bowhead whales that it has
assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling
Commission (AEWC), and of limitations
on the use of the quota deriving from
regulations adopted at the 59th Annual
Meeting of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC). For 2012, the quota
is 75 bowhead whales struck. This quota
and other applicable limitations govern
the harvest of bowhead whales by
members of the AEWC.
DATES: Effective April 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Andersen, (301) 427–8385.
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
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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
Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far
East.
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 prior
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 2011 harvest,
there were 15 unused strikes available
for carry-forward, so the combined
strike quota set by the IWC for 2012 is
82 (67 + 15).
An arrangement between the United
States and the Russian Federation
ensures that the total quota of bowhead
whales landed and struck in 2012 will
not exceed the limits set by the IWC.
Under this arrangement, 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 in turn 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.
• Captains and crew 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
to engage in an efficient operation.
• Crew 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 American handicrafts.
• Captains may not continue to whale
after the relevant quota is taken, after
the season has been closed, or if their
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licenses have been suspended. They
may not engage in whaling in a wasteful
manner.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA967
Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Quotas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; notification of quota for bowhead whales.
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SUMMARY: NMFS notifies the public of the aboriginal subsistence whaling
quota for bowhead whales that it has assigned to the Alaska Eskimo
Whaling Commission (AEWC), and of limitations on the use of the quota
deriving from regulations adopted at the 59th Annual Meeting of the
International Whaling Commission (IWC). For 2012, the quota is 75
bowhead whales struck. This quota and other applicable limitations
govern the harvest of bowhead whales by members of the AEWC.
DATES: Effective April 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Andersen, (301) 427-8385.
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
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 Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far East.
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 prior 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 2011
harvest, there were 15 unused strikes available for carry-forward, so
the combined strike quota set by the IWC for 2012 is 82 (67 + 15).
An arrangement between the United States and the Russian Federation
ensures that the total quota of bowhead whales landed and struck in
2012 will not exceed the limits set by the IWC. Under this arrangement,
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 in turn 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.
Captains and crew 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 to engage in an efficient operation.
Crew 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
American 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: April 5, 2012.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8611 Filed 4-9-12; 8:45 am]
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