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Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act Provisions;
Horseshoe Crabs; Application for
Exempted Fishing Permit, 2013
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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The Deputy 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 Deputy 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 Deputy 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 4,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to Emily Menashes, Deputy
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 email
to: derek.orner@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line of the email comment the
following document identifier:
‘‘Horseshoe Crab EFP Proposal
Comments.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Derek Orner, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, (301) 427–8567.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
Limuli Laboratories submitted an
application for an EFP dated January 9,
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2013, 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–
2012. The current EFP application
specifies that: (1) The same methods
would be used in 2013 that were used
in years 2001–2012, (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.
Result of 2012 EFP
No horseshoe crabs were collected
from the Reserve by the applicant
during the 2012 season. Thus, no results
were submitted. The last year in which
the applicant actually collected
horseshoe crabs authorized under an
EFP was 2011. Results from 2011 were
published in the Federal Register on
September 10, 2012 (77 FR 55457), and
thus are not repeated here. Data
collected under previous EFPs were
supplied to NMFS, the Commission and
the State of New Jersey.
Proposed 2013 EFP
Limuli Laboratories proposes to
conduct an exempted fishery operation
using the same means, methods, and
seasons proposed/utilized during the
EFPs in 2001–2012. Limuli proposes to
continue to tag at least 15 percent of the
bled horseshoe crabs as they did in
2011. NMFS would require that the
following terms and conditions be met
for issuance and continuation of the EFP
for 2013:
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
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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
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 15, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
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-XC689
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions;
Horseshoe Crabs; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit, 2013
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 Deputy 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 Deputy 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 Deputy 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 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Emily Menashes, Deputy
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 email to: derek.orner@noaa.gov. Include in the subject
line of the email comment the following document identifier:
``Horseshoe Crab EFP Proposal Comments.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek Orner, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, (301) 427-8567.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Limuli Laboratories submitted an application for an EFP dated
January 9, 2013, 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 2001-2012. The
current EFP application specifies that: (1) The same methods would be
used in 2013 that were used in years 2001-2012, (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.
Result of 2012 EFP
No horseshoe crabs were collected from the Reserve by the applicant
during the 2012 season. Thus, no results were submitted. The last year
in which the applicant actually collected horseshoe crabs authorized
under an EFP was 2011. Results from 2011 were published in the Federal
Register on September 10, 2012 (77 FR 55457), and thus are not repeated
here. Data collected under previous EFPs were supplied to NMFS, the
Commission and the State of New Jersey.
Proposed 2013 EFP
Limuli Laboratories proposes to conduct an exempted fishery
operation using the same means, methods, and seasons proposed/utilized
during the EFPs in 2001-2012. Limuli proposes to continue to tag at
least 15 percent of the bled horseshoe crabs as they did in 2011. NMFS
would require that the following terms and conditions be met for
issuance and continuation of the EFP for 2013:
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 15, 2013.
Kara Meckley,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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