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the activities as described in the
Specified Activities section of this
notice would not be completed by the
time the IHA expires and a Renewal
would allow for completion of the
activities beyond that described in the
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• A request for renewal is received no
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cannot extend beyond one year from
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include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
Renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes
do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take); and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized;
and
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Renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
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remain valid.
Dated: February 26, 2020.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Atlantic Shark Management Measures;
2020 Research Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
On November 22, 2019,
NMFS published a notice inviting
qualified commercial shark permit
holders to submit applications to
participate in the 2020 shark research
fishery. The shark research fishery
allows for the collection of fisherydependent data for future stock
assessments and cooperative research
with commercial fishermen to meet the
shark research objectives of the Agency.
Every year, the permit terms and
permitted activities (e.g., number of
hooks and retention limits) specifically
authorized for selected participants in
the shark research fishery are designated
depending on the scientific and research
needs of the Agency, as well as the
number of NMFS-approved observers
available. In order to inform selected
participants of this year’s specific
permit requirements and ensure all
terms and conditions of the permit are
met, NMFS is holding a mandatory
meeting (via conference call) for
selected participants. The date and time
of that meeting is announced in this
notice.
DATES: A conference call will be held on
March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: A conference call will be
conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for information on how to
access the conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy
DuBeck at (301) 427–8503, or Delisse
Ortiz at (240) 681–9037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act). The 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
Highly Migratory species (HMS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) is
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR
part 635.
The final rule for Amendment 2 to the
2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (73 FR
35778, June 24, 2008, corrected at 73 FR
40658, July 15, 2008) established,
among other things, a shark research
fishery to maintain time-series data for
stock assessments and to meet NMFS’
research objectives. The shark research
fishery gathers important scientific data
and allows selected commercial
fishermen the opportunity to earn more
revenue from selling the sharks caught,
including sandbar sharks. Only the
commercial shark fishermen selected to
participate in the shark research fishery
are authorized to land/harvest sandbar
sharks subject to the sandbar quota
available each year. The 2020 base
annual sandbar shark quota is 90.7 mt
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dressed weight (dw). The selected shark
research fishery participants also may
fish using the research large coastal
shark (635.27(b)(1)(iii)(B)), small coastal
shark (635.27(b)(1)(i)(C) and
635.27(b)(1)(ii)(D)), and pelagic shark
quotas (635.27(b)(1)(iii)(D)) subject to
the retention limits at 635.24.
On November 22, 2019 (84 FR 64465),
NMFS published a notice inviting
qualified commercial shark directed and
incidental permit holders to submit an
application to participate in the 2020
shark research fishery. NMFS received
16 applications and selected 5
participants. In order to inform selected
participants of this year’s specific
permit requirements and to ensure all
terms and conditions of the permit are
met, per the requirements of
§ 635.32(f)(4), NMFS is holding a
mandatory permit holder meeting via
conference call.
Conference Call Date, Time, and DialIn Number
The conference call will be held on
March 9, 2020, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
(EST). Participants and interested
parties should call 888–469–1244 and
use the passcode 5585842. This call is
mandatory for selected participants.
Selected participants who do not attend
will not be allowed to participate in the
shark research fishery. While the
conference call is mandatory for
selected participants, other interested
parties may call in and listen to the
discussion. Selected participants are
encouraged to invite their captain, crew,
or anyone else who may assist them in
meeting the terms and conditions of the
shark research fishery permit.
Dated: February 27, 2020.
Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management
Measures; 2020 Research Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: On November 22, 2019, NMFS published a notice inviting
qualified commercial shark permit holders to submit applications to
participate in the 2020 shark research fishery. The shark research
fishery allows for the collection of fishery-dependent data for future
stock assessments and cooperative research with commercial fishermen to
meet the shark research objectives of the Agency. Every year, the
permit terms and permitted activities (e.g., number of hooks and
retention limits) specifically authorized for selected participants in
the shark research fishery are designated depending on the scientific
and research needs of the Agency, as well as the number of NMFS-
approved observers available. In order to inform selected participants
of this year's specific permit requirements and ensure all terms and
conditions of the permit are met, NMFS is holding a mandatory meeting
(via conference call) for selected participants. The date and time of
that meeting is announced in this notice.
DATES: A conference call will be held on March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: A conference call will be conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for information on how to access the conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy DuBeck at (301) 427-8503, or
Delisse Ortiz at (240) 681-9037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
Highly Migratory species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 635.
The final rule for Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (73
FR 35778, June 24, 2008, corrected at 73 FR 40658, July 15, 2008)
established, among other things, a shark research fishery to maintain
time-series data for stock assessments and to meet NMFS' research
objectives. The shark research fishery gathers important scientific
data and allows selected commercial fishermen the opportunity to earn
more revenue from selling the sharks caught, including sandbar sharks.
Only the commercial shark fishermen selected to participate in the
shark research fishery are authorized to land/harvest sandbar sharks
subject to the sandbar quota available each year. The 2020 base annual
sandbar shark quota is 90.7 mt dressed weight (dw). The selected shark
research fishery participants also may fish using the research large
coastal shark (635.27(b)(1)(iii)(B)), small coastal shark
(635.27(b)(1)(i)(C) and 635.27(b)(1)(ii)(D)), and pelagic shark quotas
(635.27(b)(1)(iii)(D)) subject to the retention limits at 635.24.
On November 22, 2019 (84 FR 64465), NMFS published a notice
inviting qualified commercial shark directed and incidental permit
holders to submit an application to participate in the 2020 shark
research fishery. NMFS received 16 applications and selected 5
participants. In order to inform selected participants of this year's
specific permit requirements and to ensure all terms and conditions of
the permit are met, per the requirements of Sec. 635.32(f)(4), NMFS is
holding a mandatory permit holder meeting via conference call.
Conference Call Date, Time, and Dial-In Number
The conference call will be held on March 9, 2020, from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. (EST). Participants and interested parties should call 888-
469-1244 and use the passcode 5585842. This call is mandatory for
selected participants. Selected participants who do not attend will not
be allowed to participate in the shark research fishery. While the
conference call is mandatory for selected participants, other
interested parties may call in and listen to the discussion. Selected
participants are encouraged to invite their captain, crew, or anyone
else who may assist them in meeting the terms and conditions of the
shark research fishery permit.
Dated: February 27, 2020.
Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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