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designed around spawning activities
and spatial/temporal energetic
variability of black sea bass. The EFP
would authorize four charter/party
vessels to collect and retain up to 240
black sea bass for lab analysis. This EFP
would exempt the participating vessels
from the following Federal regulations:
1. Recreational black sea bass
possession limits specified at 50 CFR
648.145; and
2. Commercial and party/charter
minimum size limits for black sea bass
specified at § 648.147(a) and (b).
Black sea bass would be captured
using rod and reel gear. Sampling trips
would occur every two weeks, 40–60
miles off the coast of Virginia. Black sea
bass of both sexes, in the 190mm400mm size range, would be sampled
during each trip. Some of the collected
fish will be under the recreational
minimum size limit (12.5 in; 317.5 mm)
for black sea bass. A blood sample
would be collected from the sampled
black sea bass, the fish would be
euthanized, and transported to the
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences to
be dissected. During dissection, tissue
samples would be taken and preserved
for later analysis at a Rutgers University
lab. The researcher will be on board for
all sampling trips and the exemptions
would only apply to fish being collected
for the Rutgers University study.
If approved, Rutgers University may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
study period. 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 or
impact 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 11, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG969
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management 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.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
from the Commercial Fisheries Research
Foundation contains all of the required
information and warrants further
consideration. This permit would
facilitate research on the impact of
increasing water temperature on female
lobster size at maturity and growth.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the Atlantic
Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act require publication of
this notice to provide interested parties
the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 1, 2019.
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 CFRF Lobster Size at Maturity EFP.’’
• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on CFRF Lobster Size at
Maturity Study.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9225,
Laura.Hansen@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commercial Fisheries Research
Foundation (CFRF) submitted a
complete application for an Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP) on March 8, 2019,
to conduct fishing activities that the
regulations would otherwise restrict.
The EFP would authorize seven vessels
to collect up to 480 female lobsters of
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different size classes including eggbearing and v-notched lobsters. The
participating vessels are currently
authorized to use up to three ventless
traps per trawl under a separate EFP.
The modifications to a conventional
lobster trap include a closed escape
vent, single parlor, and smaller mesh
size and entrance head, all to allow for
the capture of undersized lobster.
Funding for this study has been
awarded through the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission. For this
research, CFRF is requesting exemptions
from the following Federal lobster
regulations:
1. Possession restrictions in
§§ 697.20(a), 697.20(d), and 697.20(g) to
allow for retention of undersized, vnotched, and egg-bearing lobsters.
2. Dealer requirements in
§ 697.7(c)(1)(xviii), to allow the sale of
lobsters to a research organization that
is not a Federally permitted dealer.
If the EFP is approved, this research
would take place from May to August,
2019. The participating vessels would
be authorized to collect 240 female
lobsters from both statistical areas 537
and 562. Twenty female lobsters would
be collected from 12 distinct size bins,
ranging from 53–113mm. Five vessels
would sample in statistical area 537 and
two would sample in statistical area
562. No more than 40 of the retained
lobsters would be v-notched. Lobsters
collected for the study would be
identified with a different color band
than the retained portion of their catch
and transported by CFRF staff to the
Massachusetts Division on Marine
Fisheries laboratory for holding prior to
dissection. Vessels would be
compensated by CFRF for the female
lobsters.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
study period. 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 or
impact 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 11, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG969
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 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 Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary
determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application from the
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation contains all of the required
information and warrants further consideration. This permit would
facilitate research on the impact of increasing water temperature on
female lobster size at maturity and growth.
Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act require publication of this notice to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed
Exempted Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject line
``Comments on CFRF Lobster Size at Maturity EFP.''
Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on
CFRF Lobster Size at Maturity Study.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hansen, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9225, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
(CFRF) submitted a complete application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP) on March 8, 2019, to conduct fishing activities that the
regulations would otherwise restrict. The EFP would authorize seven
vessels to collect up to 480 female lobsters of different size classes
including egg-bearing and v-notched lobsters. The participating vessels
are currently authorized to use up to three ventless traps per trawl
under a separate EFP. The modifications to a conventional lobster trap
include a closed escape vent, single parlor, and smaller mesh size and
entrance head, all to allow for the capture of undersized lobster.
Funding for this study has been awarded through the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission. For this research, CFRF is requesting
exemptions from the following Federal lobster regulations:
1. Possession restrictions in Sec. Sec. 697.20(a), 697.20(d), and
697.20(g) to allow for retention of undersized, v-notched, and egg-
bearing lobsters.
2. Dealer requirements in Sec. 697.7(c)(1)(xviii), to allow the
sale of lobsters to a research organization that is not a Federally
permitted dealer.
If the EFP is approved, this research would take place from May to
August, 2019. The participating vessels would be authorized to collect
240 female lobsters from both statistical areas 537 and 562. Twenty
female lobsters would be collected from 12 distinct size bins, ranging
from 53-113mm. Five vessels would sample in statistical area 537 and
two would sample in statistical area 562. No more than 40 of the
retained lobsters would be v-notched. Lobsters collected for the study
would be identified with a different color band than the retained
portion of their catch and transported by CFRF staff to the
Massachusetts Division on Marine Fisheries laboratory for holding prior
to dissection. Vessels would be compensated by CFRF for the female
lobsters.
If approved, the applicant may request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the study period. 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 or impact 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 11, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-07575 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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