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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
The NMFS Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, has made a
preliminary determination that an
exempted fishing permit application
contains all of the required information
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and warrants further consideration. This
exempted fishing permit would allow a
commercial lobster fishing vessel in
collaboration with the University of
New England to conduct research on the
injury and mortality of Atlantic cod
caught as bycatch in lobster traps fished
in the Gulf of Maine.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for a proposed exempted
fishing permit.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on 2016 UNE Atlantic Cod Bycatch from
Lobster Traps EFP.’’
• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the
outside of the envelope ‘‘2016 UNE
Atlantic Cod Bycatch from Lobster
Traps EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid
Lichwell, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 282–9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
University of New England (UNE)
submitted a complete application for an
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to assess
injury and mortality of cod caught as
bycatch in lobster traps fished in the
Gulf of Maine (GOM). This EFP would
exempt a commercial lobster fishing
vessel from the prohibition on landing
Northeast (NE) multispecies established
under the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) at 50
CFR 648.14(k)(1)(i)(B). The vessel would
also be exempt from the possession
limits and minimum size requirements
specified in 50 CFR part 648, subparts
B and D through O. The exemption from
the prohibition on landing NE
multispecies would allow the vessel to
retain cod to evaluate injuries resulting
from their catch. The possession limit
and minimum size requirement
exemptions would allow the vessel’s
crew to tag cod with acoustic
transmitters and collect biological data
before cod and other bycaught species
are returned to sea. The EFP would
allow these exemptions from May
through October 2016. The data from
this study are designed to provide
fisheries managers information on cod
discard mortality associated with the
GOM lobster fishery. The NMFS
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Bycatch Reduction Engineering program
funds this project.
If the EFP is approved, the
participating lobster vessel would
deploy 400 traps in statistical area 513.
Lobster traps would be hauled twice a
week for 24 weeks, with a soak time of
approximately 48–72 hours for each
trip. The crew of the vessel would
collect viability data for cod bycatch as
outlined in the research proposal. A
subsample (n = 100) of cod would be
tagged with acoustic transmitters and
released. The tagged cod would be
monitored by an array of 30 acoustic
receivers to evaluate acute and delayed
mortality in their natural environment.
Approximately 10 cod would be
retained and landed each month to
assess barotrauma and other physical
effects of their capture. UNE research
staff would accompany each trip in
which cod are tagged or retained as part
of the study. The vessel will retain the
previously mentioned 10 cod per
sampling month and all legal lobsters
will be retained and sold. All other
animals captured in the traps would be
returned to the sea as soon as possible.
If approved, the applicants may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope of the initially
approved EFP request. Any fishing
activity conducted outside the scope of
the exempted fishing activity would be
prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 4, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE550
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The NMFS Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, has made a preliminary
determination that an exempted fishing permit application contains all
of the required information and warrants further consideration. This
exempted fishing permit would allow a commercial lobster fishing vessel
in collaboration with the University of New England to conduct research
on the injury and mortality of Atlantic cod caught as bycatch in
lobster traps fished in the Gulf of Maine.
Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of this notification to provide
interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for a
proposed exempted fishing permit.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
``Comments on 2016 UNE Atlantic Cod Bycatch from Lobster Traps EFP.''
Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Greater Atlantic Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester,
MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``2016 UNE Atlantic Cod
Bycatch from Lobster Traps EFP.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid Lichwell, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 282-9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The University of New England (UNE)
submitted a complete application for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
to assess injury and mortality of cod caught as bycatch in lobster
traps fished in the Gulf of Maine (GOM). This EFP would exempt a
commercial lobster fishing vessel from the prohibition on landing
Northeast (NE) multispecies established under the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) at 50 CFR
648.14(k)(1)(i)(B). The vessel would also be exempt from the possession
limits and minimum size requirements specified in 50 CFR part 648,
subparts B and D through O. The exemption from the prohibition on
landing NE multispecies would allow the vessel to retain cod to
evaluate injuries resulting from their catch. The possession limit and
minimum size requirement exemptions would allow the vessel's crew to
tag cod with acoustic transmitters and collect biological data before
cod and other bycaught species are returned to sea. The EFP would allow
these exemptions from May through October 2016. The data from this
study are designed to provide fisheries managers information on cod
discard mortality associated with the GOM lobster fishery. The NMFS
Bycatch Reduction Engineering program funds this project.
If the EFP is approved, the participating lobster vessel would
deploy 400 traps in statistical area 513. Lobster traps would be hauled
twice a week for 24 weeks, with a soak time of approximately 48-72
hours for each trip. The crew of the vessel would collect viability
data for cod bycatch as outlined in the research proposal. A subsample
(n = 100) of cod would be tagged with acoustic transmitters and
released. The tagged cod would be monitored by an array of 30 acoustic
receivers to evaluate acute and delayed mortality in their natural
environment. Approximately 10 cod would be retained and landed each
month to assess barotrauma and other physical effects of their capture.
UNE research staff would accompany each trip in which cod are tagged or
retained as part of the study. The vessel will retain the previously
mentioned 10 cod per sampling month and all legal lobsters will be
retained and sold. All other animals captured in the traps would be
returned to the sea as soon as possible.
If approved, the applicants may request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and
extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have
minimal impacts that do not change the scope of the initially approved
EFP request. Any fishing activity conducted outside the scope of the
exempted fishing activity would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 4, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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