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for measurements, laboratory
experiments, biological sampling,
temporary marking, tracking,
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transmitters before being released back
to the wild. Turtles would be directly
captured in water by hand or using nets
or would be obtained from other legal
sources. A minor number of mortalities
is requested annually for turtles that
could accidentally die during research.
In addition, the SEFSC would observe
2,620 loggerheads, 565 greens, 615
Kemp’s ridleys, 287 hawksbills, 665
leatherbacks, 37 olive ridleys, and 2,170
unidentified hardshells annually during
aerial, vessel, and acoustic surveys.
Dated: September 19, 2012.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fisheries; Approval of
a Marine Conservation Plan for
American Samoa
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces approval of
a marine conservation plan for
American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
from August 11, 2012, through August
10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marine
conservation plan, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2012–0155, are available from
www.regulations.gov, or the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jarad Makaiau, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office,
808–944–2108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) and in consultation with the
Council, to negotiate and enter into a
Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
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(PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign
fishing within the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to
American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands with the
concurrence of, and in consultation
with, the Governor of the Pacific Insular
Area to which the PIAFA applies.
Before entering into a PIAFA, the
appropriate Governor, with the
concurrence of the Council, must
develop a 3-year Marine Conservation
Plan (MCP) providing details on uses for
any funds collected by the Secretary
under the PIAFA.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
payments received under a PIAFA to be
deposited into the United States
Treasury and then covered over to the
Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area for
which funds were collected. In the case
of violations by foreign fishing vessels
occurring within the EEZ off any Pacific
Insular Area, amounts received by the
Secretary attributable to fines and
penalties imposed under the MagnusonStevens Act, including sums collected
from the forfeiture and disposition or
sale of property seized subject to its
authority, shall be deposited into the
Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area
adjacent to the EEZ in which the
violation occurred, after direct costs of
the enforcement action are subtracted.
Any funds deposited into the Treasury
of the Pacific Insular Area may be used
by the jurisdiction for fisheries
enforcement and for implementation of
an MCP.
An MCP must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery ecosystem plans, must
identify conservation and management
objectives (including criteria for
determining when such objectives have
been met), and must prioritize planned
marine conservation projects. Although
no foreign fishing is being considered at
this time, the Council, at its 154th
meeting held June 26–28, 2012,
reviewed and approved the American
Samoa MCP and recommended its
submission to the Secretary for
approval. On July 12, 2011, the Lt.
Governor of American Samoa submitted
the MCP to NMFS, the designee of the
Secretary, for review and approval.
The MCP contains seven conservation
and management objectives under
which 48 planned projects and activities
designed to meet the objective are
identified and described, as follows:
Objective 1. The people of American
Samoa enjoy the highest level of social
and economic benefits through
sustainable fisheries development of
fishery resources. Projects to support
this objective include:
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1. Development of a new multiplatform fishing vessel design to replace
the alia;
2. Boat building and fishing vessel
construction training;
3. Fishermen training programs;
4. Fishermen financial lending
programs;
5. Manua Islands fishing vessel
acquisition project;
6. Construction of new dock and
landing space for commercial vessels;
7. Construction of cold storage and
fish processing facility;
8. Purchase of ice making equipment;
9. Development of fish marketing
plan;
10. Training for fish handling
procedures and development of Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point plans;
11. Support the organization of
American Samoa fishermen’s
cooperatives;
12. Technology and safety upgrades
for the American Samoa bottomfish
fleet;
13. Promoting American Samoa as a
premier sport fishing destination by
holding annual sport fishing
tournaments;
14. Enhancing fishing opportunities
by deploying fish aggregation devices
(FAD) dedicated to small non-longline
pelagic fishing vessels;
15. Deepwater bathymetric surveys to
support FAD deployment location in
Tutuila and Manua; and
16. Development of brood stocks of
giant clam and sea urchins for
population restoration and
enhancement.
Objective 2. Support quality research
and obtain the most complete scientific
information available to assess and
manage fisheries. Projects to support
this objective include:
17. Understanding movement patterns
of target species in no-take marine
protected areas;
18. Understanding local-scale current
patterns around Tutuila;
19. Improving data collection and
analysis in Ofu, Olosega, and Tau;
20. Determining genetic connectivity
of coral reef ecosystems in the Samoa
archipelago;
21. Surveying fish spawning
aggregations in American Samoa;
22. Developing size limits to manage
fish stocks in American Samoa;
23. Estimating spawning period by
conducting juvenile abundance surveys
in Pala lagoon;
24. Assessing the health and quality
of juvenile reef fish habitat;
25. Assessing the health and quality
of mangrove habitat in Nuuuli and
Leone; and
26. Enhancing fisheries GIS capacity.
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Objective 3. Promote an ecosystem
approach in fisheries management,
reduce waste in fisheries and minimize
interactions between fisheries and
protected species. Projects to support
this objective include:
27. Assessing bycatch and
interactions in local fisheries;
28. Assessing distribution and
population abundance of marine
mammals;
29. Assessing spatial-temporal patters
in abundance, distribution and
movement of green and hawksbill
turtles;
30. Determining reef carrying capacity
through modeling;
31. Determining the extent and
quality of deep reef habitat through use
of drop cameras;
32. Coral recruitment survey and
monitoring;
33. Assessing reef resilience to
microalgae phase shift;
34. Removing marine debris from the
marine environment;
35. Supporting coastal trash removal
through community based groups; and
36. Developing a community-based
coral rehabilitation program.
Objective 4. Foster broad and direct
public participation in the Council’s
decision making process. There are no
projects to support this objective at this
time.
Objective 5. Recognize the importance
of island cultures and traditional fishing
in managing fishery resources and foster
opportunities for participation. Projects
to support this objective include:
37. Enhancing enforcement
capabilities of village by deputizing
community members;
38. Promoting traditional fishing
practices; and
39. Review of American Samoa
fishing regulations.
Objective 6. Promote education and
outreach activities, as well as regional
cooperation regarding fishery
conservation issues. Projects to support
this objective include:
40. High school marine fisheries
resource management course;
41. Developing and testing a local
marine science integrated curriculum;
42. Developing education tools to
educate public on conservation;
43. Enhancing research training
capabilities of local staff;
44. Enhancing regional cooperation by
collaborative meetings and cross site
visits with other South Pacific
Territories;
45. Improving scientific awareness of
junior biologist; and
46. Monitoring of coral reefs in
Independent Samoa.
Objective 7. Encourage development
of technologies and methods to achieve
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the most effective level of enforcement
and to ensure safety at sea;
47. Installation of radar to monitor
vessel movement within the Territory of
American Samoa; and
48. Surveillance and enforcement of
marine protected area.
This notice announces that NMFS has
determined that the American Samoa
MCP satisfies the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and has
approved the MCP for the 3-year period
from August 11, 2012, through August
10, 2015.
Dated: September 19, 2012.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC138
Western Pacific Fisheries; Approval of a Marine Conservation Plan
for American Samoa
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of a marine conservation plan for
American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective from August 11, 2012, through
August 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marine conservation plan, identified by NOAA-
NMFS-2012-0155, are available from www.regulations.gov, or the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite
1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808-522-8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jarad Makaiau, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, 808-944-2108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act)
authorizes the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and in consultation with the Council,
to negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign fishing within the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern
Mariana Islands with the concurrence of, and in consultation with, the
Governor of the Pacific Insular Area to which the PIAFA applies. Before
entering into a PIAFA, the appropriate Governor, with the concurrence
of the Council, must develop a 3-year Marine Conservation Plan (MCP)
providing details on uses for any funds collected by the Secretary
under the PIAFA.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires payments received under a PIAFA
to be deposited into the United States Treasury and then covered over
to the Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area for which funds were
collected. In the case of violations by foreign fishing vessels
occurring within the EEZ off any Pacific Insular Area, amounts received
by the Secretary attributable to fines and penalties imposed under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, including sums collected from the forfeiture and
disposition or sale of property seized subject to its authority, shall
be deposited into the Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area adjacent to
the EEZ in which the violation occurred, after direct costs of the
enforcement action are subtracted. Any funds deposited into the
Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area may be used by the jurisdiction
for fisheries enforcement and for implementation of an MCP.
An MCP must be consistent with the Council's fishery ecosystem
plans, must identify conservation and management objectives (including
criteria for determining when such objectives have been met), and must
prioritize planned marine conservation projects. Although no foreign
fishing is being considered at this time, the Council, at its 154th
meeting held June 26-28, 2012, reviewed and approved the American Samoa
MCP and recommended its submission to the Secretary for approval. On
July 12, 2011, the Lt. Governor of American Samoa submitted the MCP to
NMFS, the designee of the Secretary, for review and approval.
The MCP contains seven conservation and management objectives under
which 48 planned projects and activities designed to meet the objective
are identified and described, as follows:
Objective 1. The people of American Samoa enjoy the highest level
of social and economic benefits through sustainable fisheries
development of fishery resources. Projects to support this objective
include:
1. Development of a new multi-platform fishing vessel design to
replace the alia;
2. Boat building and fishing vessel construction training;
3. Fishermen training programs;
4. Fishermen financial lending programs;
5. Manua Islands fishing vessel acquisition project;
6. Construction of new dock and landing space for commercial
vessels;
7. Construction of cold storage and fish processing facility;
8. Purchase of ice making equipment;
9. Development of fish marketing plan;
10. Training for fish handling procedures and development of Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Point plans;
11. Support the organization of American Samoa fishermen's
cooperatives;
12. Technology and safety upgrades for the American Samoa
bottomfish fleet;
13. Promoting American Samoa as a premier sport fishing destination
by holding annual sport fishing tournaments;
14. Enhancing fishing opportunities by deploying fish aggregation
devices (FAD) dedicated to small non-longline pelagic fishing vessels;
15. Deepwater bathymetric surveys to support FAD deployment
location in Tutuila and Manua; and
16. Development of brood stocks of giant clam and sea urchins for
population restoration and enhancement.
Objective 2. Support quality research and obtain the most complete
scientific information available to assess and manage fisheries.
Projects to support this objective include:
17. Understanding movement patterns of target species in no-take
marine protected areas;
18. Understanding local-scale current patterns around Tutuila;
19. Improving data collection and analysis in Ofu, Olosega, and
Tau;
20. Determining genetic connectivity of coral reef ecosystems in
the Samoa archipelago;
21. Surveying fish spawning aggregations in American Samoa;
22. Developing size limits to manage fish stocks in American Samoa;
23. Estimating spawning period by conducting juvenile abundance
surveys in Pala lagoon;
24. Assessing the health and quality of juvenile reef fish habitat;
25. Assessing the health and quality of mangrove habitat in Nuuuli
and Leone; and
26. Enhancing fisheries GIS capacity.
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Objective 3. Promote an ecosystem approach in fisheries management,
reduce waste in fisheries and minimize interactions between fisheries
and protected species. Projects to support this objective include:
27. Assessing bycatch and interactions in local fisheries;
28. Assessing distribution and population abundance of marine
mammals;
29. Assessing spatial-temporal patters in abundance, distribution
and movement of green and hawksbill turtles;
30. Determining reef carrying capacity through modeling;
31. Determining the extent and quality of deep reef habitat through
use of drop cameras;
32. Coral recruitment survey and monitoring;
33. Assessing reef resilience to microalgae phase shift;
34. Removing marine debris from the marine environment;
35. Supporting coastal trash removal through community based
groups; and
36. Developing a community-based coral rehabilitation program.
Objective 4. Foster broad and direct public participation in the
Council's decision making process. There are no projects to support
this objective at this time.
Objective 5. Recognize the importance of island cultures and
traditional fishing in managing fishery resources and foster
opportunities for participation. Projects to support this objective
include:
37. Enhancing enforcement capabilities of village by deputizing
community members;
38. Promoting traditional fishing practices; and
39. Review of American Samoa fishing regulations.
Objective 6. Promote education and outreach activities, as well as
regional cooperation regarding fishery conservation issues. Projects to
support this objective include:
40. High school marine fisheries resource management course;
41. Developing and testing a local marine science integrated
curriculum;
42. Developing education tools to educate public on conservation;
43. Enhancing research training capabilities of local staff;
44. Enhancing regional cooperation by collaborative meetings and
cross site visits with other South Pacific Territories;
45. Improving scientific awareness of junior biologist; and
46. Monitoring of coral reefs in Independent Samoa.
Objective 7. Encourage development of technologies and methods to
achieve the most effective level of enforcement and to ensure safety at
sea;
47. Installation of radar to monitor vessel movement within the
Territory of American Samoa; and
48. Surveillance and enforcement of marine protected area.
This notice announces that NMFS has determined that the American
Samoa MCP satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and
has approved the MCP for the 3-year period from August 11, 2012,
through August 10, 2015.
Dated: September 19, 2012.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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