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[Docket No. 150105004–5355–01]
PROTECTION OF THE FLORIDA MANATEE
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Northeast Multispecies
Fishery; Trimester Total Allowable
Catch Area Closures for the Common
Pool Fishery and Trip and Possession
Limit Adjustment
(JUL 2015)
(a) Pursuant to the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (Pub. L. 93–205), as amended, and
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; area closures
and trip and possession limit
adjustments.
AGENCY:
This action closes the Gulf of
Maine cod Trimester Total Allowable
Catch Area to all Northeast multispecies
common pool vessels; the American
plaice Trimester Total Allowable Catch
Area to Northeast multispecies common
pool trawl vessels; and the Cape Cod/
Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder
Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to
Northeast multispecies common pool
trawl and gillnet vessels, for the
remainder of Trimester 1, through
August 31, 2015. The closures are
required by regulation because the
common pool fishery has caught over 90
percent of its Trimester 1 quotas for Gulf
of Maine cod, American plaice, and
Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail
flounder. These closures are intended to
prevent the overharvest of the common
pool’s allocation for these stocks.
Because the common pool catch of
American plaice and Cape Cod/Gulf of
Maine yellowtail flounder is not limited
to the respective stocks’ Trimester Total
Allowable Catch Area, this action also
reduces possession and trip limits for
the American plaice and Cape Cod/Gulf
of Maine yellowtail flounder stocks to
zero for all common pool vessels
through August 31, 2015, in order to
prevent the overharvest of the common
pool’s allocation of both stocks from
areas not closed by this action. The
possession and trip limit for GOM cod
was set to zero in a previous action.
DATES: This action is effective June 23,
2015, through August 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz
Sullivan, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–282–8493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal
regulations at § 648.82(n)(2)(ii) require
the Regional Administrator to close a
SUMMARY:
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common pool Trimester Total
Allowable Catch (TAC) Area for a stock
when 90 percent of the Trimester TAC
is projected to be caught. In such cases,
the Trimester TAC Area for a stock
closes to all common pool vessels
fishing with gear capable of catching
that stock for the remainder of the
trimester.
The fishing year 2015 (May 1, 2015,
through April 30, 2016) common pool
sub-annual catch limit (sub-ACL) for
Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod is 5.6 mt and
the Trimester 1 (May 1, 2015, through
August 30, 2015) TAC is 1.5 mt. Based
on the most recent data, which include
vessel trip reports, dealer reported
landings, and vessel monitoring system
information, we have determined that
114 percent of the Trimester 1 TAC was
caught as of June 16, 2015. Therefore,
effective June 23, 2015, the GOM Cod
Trimester TAC Area is closed for the
remainder of Trimester 1, through
August 31, 2015, to all common pool
vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink
gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear. The
GOM cod Trimester TAC Area consists
of statistical areas 513 and 514. The area
will reopen at the beginning of
Trimester 2 on September 1, 2015.
The fishing year 2015 common pool
sub-ACL for American plaice is 26.9 mt
and the Trimester 1 TAC is 6.5 mt.
Based on the most recent data, which
include vessel trip reports, dealer
reported landings, and vessel
monitoring system information, we have
determined that 106 percent of the
Trimester 1 TAC was caught as of June
16, 2015. Therefore, effective June 23,
2015, the American plaice Trimester
TAC Area is closed for the remainder of
Trimester 1, through August 31, 2015, to
all common pool vessels fishing with
trawl gear. The American plaice
Trimester TAC Area consists of
statistical areas 512, 513, 514, 515, 521,
522, and 525. The area will reopen at
the beginning of Trimester 2 on
September 1, 2015.
The fishing year 2015 common pool
sub-ACL for Cape Cod (CC)/GOM
yellowtail flounder is 21 mt and the
Trimester 1 TAC is 7.3 mt. Based on the
most recent data, which include vessel
trip reports, dealer reported landings,
and vessel monitoring system
information, we have determined that
105 percent of the Trimester 1 TAC was
caught as of June 16, 2015. Therefore,
effective June 23, 2015, the CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder Trimester TAC Area
is closed for the remainder of Trimester
1, through August 31, 2015, to all
common pool vessels fishing with trawl
and gillnet gear. The CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder Trimester TAC Area
consists of statistical areas 514 and 521.
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The area will reopen at the beginning of
Trimester 2 on September 1, 2015.
The regulations at § 648.86(o)
authorize the Regional Administrator to
adjust the possession and trip limits for
common pool vessels to prevent the
overharvest or underharvest of the
common pool quotas. Because the
American plaice and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder closures described
above only applies to select areas and
gear types, and because both stocks’
Trimester TACs have been almost or
already met, additional action is
necessary to prevent further overage of
the Trimester TACs that could occur in
areas outside of the stock area closures.
Therefore, the possession and trip limits
for American plaice and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder are reduced to zero
for all common pool vessels in all areas,
effective June 23, 2015, through August
31, 2015. The possession and trip limits
will return to previous levels at the
beginning of Trimester 2, on September
1, 2015, unless otherwise determined.
If a vessel declared its trip through the
vessel monitoring system (VMS) or
interactive voice response system, and
crossed the VMS demarcation line prior
to June 23, 2015, it may complete its trip
if it is within the Trimester TAC Areas,
and it will not be subject to the new
possession and trip limits. A gillnet
vessel that has set gear prior to June 23,
2015, may complete its trip by hauling
such gear.
Any overages of a trimester TAC will
be deducted from Trimester 3, and any
overages of the common pool’s sub-ACL
at the end of the fishing year will be
deducted from the common pool’s subACL the following fishing year. Any
uncaught portion of the Trimester 1 and
Trimester 2 TAC will be carried over
into the next trimester. Any uncaught
portion of the common pool’s sub-ACL
may not be carried over into the
following fishing year.
Weekly quota monitoring reports for
the common pool fishery can be found
on our Web site at: https://
www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
ro/fso/MultiMonReports.htm. We will
continue to monitor common pool catch
through vessel trip reports, dealerreported landings, vessel monitoring
system catch reports, and other
available information and, if necessary,
we will make additional adjustments to
common pool management measures.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part
648 and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5
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U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive prior notice
and the opportunity for public comment
and the 30-day delayed effectiveness
period because it would be
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest.
The Trimester TAC Area closures are
required by regulation in order to
reduce the probability of the common
pool fishery exceeding its sub-ACLs of
GOM cod, American plaice, and CC/
GOM yellowtail flounder. Any overages
of the common pool’s sub-ACLs would
undermine conservation objectives and
trigger the implementation of
accountability measures that would
have negative economic impacts on
common pool vessels. The data and
information showing that GOM cod,
American plaice, and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder had exceeded 90
percent of the Trimester 1 TACs for
these stocks only became available on
June 16, 2015. The time necessary to
provide for prior notice and comment,
and a 30-day delay in effectiveness,
would prevent NMFS from
implementing the necessary Trimester
TAC Area closures for GOM cod,
American plaice, and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder in a timely manner,
which could undermine management
objectives of the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and
cause negative economic impacts to the
common pool fishery.
Additionally, an overage in the
American plaice and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder Trimester 1 TAC
increases the probability of the common
pool exceeding its sub-ACL of these
stocks. The time necessary to provide
for prior notice and comment, and a 30day delay in effectiveness, would
prevent NMFS from setting the
possession and trip limit to zero for
American plaice in a timely manner,
which could also undermine
management objectives of the Northeast
Multispecies FMP, and cause negative
economic impacts to the common pool
fishery.
The possession and trip limit for
GOM cod was set to zero in a previous
action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 22, 2015.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 150105004-5355-01]
RIN 0648-XE006
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast
Multispecies Fishery; Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closures for
the Common Pool Fishery and Trip and Possession Limit Adjustment
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; area closures and trip and possession limit
adjustments.
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SUMMARY: This action closes the Gulf of Maine cod Trimester Total
Allowable Catch Area to all Northeast multispecies common pool vessels;
the American plaice Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast
multispecies common pool trawl vessels; and the Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine
yellowtail flounder Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast
multispecies common pool trawl and gillnet vessels, for the remainder
of Trimester 1, through August 31, 2015. The closures are required by
regulation because the common pool fishery has caught over 90 percent
of its Trimester 1 quotas for Gulf of Maine cod, American plaice, and
Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder. These closures are intended
to prevent the overharvest of the common pool's allocation for these
stocks. Because the common pool catch of American plaice and Cape Cod/
Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder is not limited to the respective
stocks' Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area, this action also reduces
possession and trip limits for the American plaice and Cape Cod/Gulf of
Maine yellowtail flounder stocks to zero for all common pool vessels
through August 31, 2015, in order to prevent the overharvest of the
common pool's allocation of both stocks from areas not closed by this
action. The possession and trip limit for GOM cod was set to zero in a
previous action.
DATES: This action is effective June 23, 2015, through August 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Sullivan, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-282-8493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal regulations at Sec.
648.82(n)(2)(ii) require the Regional Administrator to close a
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common pool Trimester Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Area for a stock when
90 percent of the Trimester TAC is projected to be caught. In such
cases, the Trimester TAC Area for a stock closes to all common pool
vessels fishing with gear capable of catching that stock for the
remainder of the trimester.
The fishing year 2015 (May 1, 2015, through April 30, 2016) common
pool sub-annual catch limit (sub-ACL) for Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod is
5.6 mt and the Trimester 1 (May 1, 2015, through August 30, 2015) TAC
is 1.5 mt. Based on the most recent data, which include vessel trip
reports, dealer reported landings, and vessel monitoring system
information, we have determined that 114 percent of the Trimester 1 TAC
was caught as of June 16, 2015. Therefore, effective June 23, 2015, the
GOM Cod Trimester TAC Area is closed for the remainder of Trimester 1,
through August 31, 2015, to all common pool vessels fishing with trawl
gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear. The GOM cod Trimester
TAC Area consists of statistical areas 513 and 514. The area will
reopen at the beginning of Trimester 2 on September 1, 2015.
The fishing year 2015 common pool sub-ACL for American plaice is
26.9 mt and the Trimester 1 TAC is 6.5 mt. Based on the most recent
data, which include vessel trip reports, dealer reported landings, and
vessel monitoring system information, we have determined that 106
percent of the Trimester 1 TAC was caught as of June 16, 2015.
Therefore, effective June 23, 2015, the American plaice Trimester TAC
Area is closed for the remainder of Trimester 1, through August 31,
2015, to all common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear. The American
plaice Trimester TAC Area consists of statistical areas 512, 513, 514,
515, 521, 522, and 525. The area will reopen at the beginning of
Trimester 2 on September 1, 2015.
The fishing year 2015 common pool sub-ACL for Cape Cod (CC)/GOM
yellowtail flounder is 21 mt and the Trimester 1 TAC is 7.3 mt. Based
on the most recent data, which include vessel trip reports, dealer
reported landings, and vessel monitoring system information, we have
determined that 105 percent of the Trimester 1 TAC was caught as of
June 16, 2015. Therefore, effective June 23, 2015, the CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder Trimester TAC Area is closed for the remainder of
Trimester 1, through August 31, 2015, to all common pool vessels
fishing with trawl and gillnet gear. The CC/GOM yellowtail flounder
Trimester TAC Area consists of statistical areas 514 and 521. The area
will reopen at the beginning of Trimester 2 on September 1, 2015.
The regulations at Sec. 648.86(o) authorize the Regional
Administrator to adjust the possession and trip limits for common pool
vessels to prevent the overharvest or underharvest of the common pool
quotas. Because the American plaice and CC/GOM yellowtail flounder
closures described above only applies to select areas and gear types,
and because both stocks' Trimester TACs have been almost or already
met, additional action is necessary to prevent further overage of the
Trimester TACs that could occur in areas outside of the stock area
closures. Therefore, the possession and trip limits for American plaice
and CC/GOM yellowtail flounder are reduced to zero for all common pool
vessels in all areas, effective June 23, 2015, through August 31, 2015.
The possession and trip limits will return to previous levels at the
beginning of Trimester 2, on September 1, 2015, unless otherwise
determined.
If a vessel declared its trip through the vessel monitoring system
(VMS) or interactive voice response system, and crossed the VMS
demarcation line prior to June 23, 2015, it may complete its trip if it
is within the Trimester TAC Areas, and it will not be subject to the
new possession and trip limits. A gillnet vessel that has set gear
prior to June 23, 2015, may complete its trip by hauling such gear.
Any overages of a trimester TAC will be deducted from Trimester 3,
and any overages of the common pool's sub-ACL at the end of the fishing
year will be deducted from the common pool's sub-ACL the following
fishing year. Any uncaught portion of the Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
TAC will be carried over into the next trimester. Any uncaught portion
of the common pool's sub-ACL may not be carried over into the following
fishing year.
Weekly quota monitoring reports for the common pool fishery can be
found on our Web site at: https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/ro/fso/MultiMonReports.htm. We
will continue to monitor common pool catch through vessel trip reports,
dealer-reported landings, vessel monitoring system catch reports, and
other available information and, if necessary, we will make additional
adjustments to common pool management measures.
Classification
This action is required by 50 CFR part 648 and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive prior
notice and the opportunity for public comment and the 30-day delayed
effectiveness period because it would be impracticable and contrary to
the public interest.
The Trimester TAC Area closures are required by regulation in order
to reduce the probability of the common pool fishery exceeding its sub-
ACLs of GOM cod, American plaice, and CC/GOM yellowtail flounder. Any
overages of the common pool's sub-ACLs would undermine conservation
objectives and trigger the implementation of accountability measures
that would have negative economic impacts on common pool vessels. The
data and information showing that GOM cod, American plaice, and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder had exceeded 90 percent of the Trimester 1 TACs for
these stocks only became available on June 16, 2015. The time necessary
to provide for prior notice and comment, and a 30-day delay in
effectiveness, would prevent NMFS from implementing the necessary
Trimester TAC Area closures for GOM cod, American plaice, and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder in a timely manner, which could undermine
management objectives of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management
Plan (FMP), and cause negative economic impacts to the common pool
fishery.
Additionally, an overage in the American plaice and CC/GOM
yellowtail flounder Trimester 1 TAC increases the probability of the
common pool exceeding its sub-ACL of these stocks. The time necessary
to provide for prior notice and comment, and a 30-day delay in
effectiveness, would prevent NMFS from setting the possession and trip
limit to zero for American plaice in a timely manner, which could also
undermine management objectives of the Northeast Multispecies FMP, and
cause negative economic impacts to the common pool fishery.
The possession and trip limit for GOM cod was set to zero in a
previous action.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 22, 2015.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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