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Dated: September 11, 2020.
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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. This
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
eight commercial fishing vessels to
participate in a beam trawl survey in
and around the South Fork Wind Farm
work area, under the direction of the
Commercial Fisheries Research
Foundation. Regulations under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
require publication of this notice to
provide interested parties the
opportunity to comment on Exempted
Fishing Permit applications.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by either of the following
methods:
• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on CFRF Beam Trawl Survey 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 Beam Trawl
Survey EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Fenton, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9196,
Maria.Fenton@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commercial Fisheries Research
Foundation (CFRF) submitted a
complete application for an Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP) in support of a
South Fork Wind Farm Beam Trawl
Monitoring Survey. The EFP would
temporarily exempt eight commercial
fishing vessels from minimum mesh
size requirements for vessels using trawl
gear at 50 CFR 648.80(b)(2)(i),
possession limits and minimum size
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requirements specified in § 648
subsections B and D through O; and
lobster possession limits and minimum
size requirements specified in § 697.20,
for sampling purposes only.
Under this EFP, CFRF would conduct
up to 24 1-day survey trips September
2020 through July 2022 (1 trip per
month). Prior to the first survey trip,
researchers would conduct a scouting
trip to visit proposed tow areas. During
each survey trip, participating vessels
would complete three tows in each of
three sampling areas in Southern New
England: One sampling area inside the
South Fork Wind Farm work area
southwest of Martha’s Vineyard (Figure
1), and two reference sampling areas
adjacent to the South Fork Wind Farm
work area. This would total 9 tows
completed per month, and 216 tows
completed under the EFP. Surveys
would not occur in any areas that are
closed to fishing.
Participating vessels would complete
all survey tows using a 3-m beam trawl
with a 4.75-inch (12.06-cm) mesh
codend and a 1-inch (2.54-cm) knotless
codend liner. The mouth of the trawl
would be equipped with rock chains to
prevent larger rocks from entering the
net and damaging the catch or the gear.
Each survey tow would last for 20
minutes in duration once the gear is
fully deployed.
A sampling team consisting of a lead
Research Biologist and an assistant sea
sampler would direct sampling
activities on all survey trips. The
sampling team would collect
hydrographic data (water temperature,
dissolved oxygen concentration, and
salinity) for near-surface and nearbottom waters at the end of each
sampling string. Visual observations on
sea state and weather conditions would
also be recorded during each sampling
session.
After each survey tow, researchers
would collect data on:
• Species diversity;
• Catch per unit effort (abundance
(count) and biomass (weight, kg) per
tow); and
• Length frequency distribution for
dominant species and protected species.
After each tow, researchers would sort
catch by species, and all individuals
would be counted. In order to minimize
mortality, any protected species
interactions would be prioritized during
catch sorting and processing.
Researchers would measure up to 50
individuals of each species per tow, as
well as all protected species. Stomach
content analysis will be performed for
up to 5 individuals of commerciallyimportant species (monkfish, winter
skate, gadids, and black sea bass), or up
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to 10 total individuals per tow, to
determine pre-construction prey
composition. Each individual would be
measured and weighed to assess relative
condition before the stomach is
removed. All prey items in the stomach
would be identified to the lowest
possible identification level, counted,
and weighed. Otoliths would be
collected from all fish that are sacrificed
for biological sampling. Researchers
would take photographs of all species
encountered in each tow for verification
purposes.
Estimated catch of federally regulated
species under this EFP is shown in
Table 1. Catch estimates were derived
based on survey data from a previous
beam trawl survey to evaluate demersal
fish and invertebrate communities in
and around the South Fork Wind Farm.
Researchers do not anticipate catching
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any Atlantic cod under this EFP.
However, if cod is caught, each
individual would be assessed for
reproductive stage and spawning
condition, and all cod would be
sacrificed for biological sampling. No
catch would be landed for sale under
this EFP, and all individuals (except
those sacrificed for biological sampling)
would be returned to the water after
being processed.
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED CATCH OF FEDERALLY REGULATED SPECIES PER SURVEY TRIP, AND TOTAL ESTIMATED CATCH
Common name
Scientific name
Estimated catch per trip
Little skate ......................................
Sea scallop ....................................
Winter skate ...................................
Leucoraja spp. skates (immature)
Winter flounder ..............................
Monkfish .........................................
Spiny dogfish .................................
Clearnose skate .............................
Ocean quahog ...............................
Yellowtail flounder ..........................
Barndoor skate ..............................
Summer flounder ...........................
Windowpane ..................................
Silver hake .....................................
Red hake .......................................
American lobster ............................
Witch flounder ................................
Ocean pout ....................................
Longfin inshore squid ....................
Scup ...............................................
Butterfish ........................................
Surf clam ........................................
Black sea bass ..............................
Haddock .........................................
Nudibranch .....................................
Leucoraja erinacea .......................
Placopectin magellanicus .............
Leucoraja ocellata ........................
Leucoraja spp. ..............................
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Lophius americanus .....................
Squalus acanthias ........................
Raja eglanteria .............................
Arctica islandica ............................
Pleuronectes ferruginea ...............
Raja laevis ....................................
Paralichthys dentatus ...................
Scophthalmus aquosus ................
Merluccius bilinearis .....................
Urophycis chuss ...........................
Homarus americanus ...................
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus ........
Macrozdarces americanus ...........
Doryteuthis pealeii ........................
Stenotomus chrysops ...................
Peprilus triacanthus ......................
Spisula solidissima .......................
Centropristis striata .......................
Melanogrammus aeglefinus .........
Nudibrachia spp. ...........................
976.9 lb (49.2 kg) .........................
754.0 lb (38 kg) ............................
484.4 lb (25.5 kg) .........................
132.5 lb (6.7 kg) ...........................
108.9 lb (5.5 kg) ...........................
96.1 lb (4.8 kg) .............................
54.0 lb (2.7 kg) .............................
53.1 lb (2.7 kg) .............................
34.0 lb (1.7 kg) .............................
29.3 lb (1.5 kg) .............................
29.1 lb (1.5 kg) .............................
29.1 lb (1.5 kg) .............................
23.8 lb (1.2 kg) .............................
15.9 lb (0.8 kg) .............................
12.1 lb (0.6 kg) .............................
11.5 lb (0.6 kg) .............................
10.6 lb (0.5 kg) .............................
9.5 lb (0.5 kg) ...............................
5.3 lb (0.3 kg) ...............................
5.3 lb (0.3 kg) ...............................
1.5 lb (0.1 kg) ...............................
1.5 lb (0.1 kg) ...............................
0.4 lb (0 kg) ..................................
0.4 lb (0 kg) ..................................
0.4 lb (0 kg) ..................................
If approved, the applicant 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 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: September 10, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XA474]
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and the
Advisory Panel will meet via
webconference October 2, 2020 through
October 16, 2020.
DATES: The Council’s Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday,
October 5, 2020 and continue through
Friday, October 9, 2020. The Council
will meet on Friday, October 2, 2020,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on Friday,
October 9, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
and from 8 a.m. on Monday, October 12,
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Estimated total survey catch
23,444.8 lb (443.1 kg).
18,095.5 lb (342.0 kg).
11,624.5 lb (219.7 kg).
3,179.9 lb (60.1 kg).
2,613.8 lb (49.4 kg).
2,306.9 lb (43.6 kg).
1,296.3 lb (24.5 kg).
1,275.2 lb (24.1 kg).
814.8 lb (15.4 kg).
703.7 lb (13.3 kg).
698.4 lb (13.2 kg).
698.4 lb (13.2 kg).
571.4 lb (10.8 kg).
381.0 lb (7.2 kg).
291.0 lb (5.5 kg).
275.1 lb (5.2 kg).
254.0 lb (4.8 kg).
227.5 lb (4.3 kg).
127.0 lb (2.4 kg).
127.0 lb (2.4 kg).
37.0 lb (0.7 kg).
37.0 lb (0.7 kg).
10.6 lb (0.2 kg).
10.6 lb (0.2 kg).
10.6 lb (0.2 kg).
2020 through Friday, October 16, 2020,
Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
webconference. Join online through the
link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/
Meeting/Details/1565.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions
for attending the meeting via
webconference are given under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Connection
Information, below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; email:
diana.evans@noaa.gov; telephone: (907)
271–2809. For technical support please
contact our administrative staff, email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, October 5, 2020 Through
Friday, October 9, 2020
The Advisory Panel agenda will
include the following issues:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit
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 contains all
of the required information and warrants further consideration. This
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow eight commercial fishing vessels to
participate in a beam trawl survey in and around the South Fork Wind
Farm work area, under the direction of the Commercial Fisheries
Research Foundation. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notice to
provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on Exempted
Fishing Permit applications.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by either of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject line
``Comments on CFRF Beam Trawl Survey 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 Beam Trawl Survey EFP.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Fenton, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9196, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
(CFRF) submitted a complete application for an Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP) in support of a South Fork Wind Farm Beam Trawl Monitoring
Survey. The EFP would temporarily exempt eight commercial fishing
vessels from minimum mesh size requirements for vessels using trawl
gear at 50 CFR 648.80(b)(2)(i), possession limits and minimum size
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requirements specified in Sec. 648 subsections B and D through O; and
lobster possession limits and minimum size requirements specified in
Sec. 697.20, for sampling purposes only.
Under this EFP, CFRF would conduct up to 24 1-day survey trips
September 2020 through July 2022 (1 trip per month). Prior to the first
survey trip, researchers would conduct a scouting trip to visit
proposed tow areas. During each survey trip, participating vessels
would complete three tows in each of three sampling areas in Southern
New England: One sampling area inside the South Fork Wind Farm work
area southwest of Martha's Vineyard (Figure 1), and two reference
sampling areas adjacent to the South Fork Wind Farm work area. This
would total 9 tows completed per month, and 216 tows completed under
the EFP. Surveys would not occur in any areas that are closed to
fishing.
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Participating vessels would complete all survey tows using a 3-m
beam trawl with a 4.75-inch (12.06-cm) mesh codend and a 1-inch (2.54-
cm) knotless codend liner. The mouth of the trawl would be equipped
with rock chains to prevent larger rocks from entering the net and
damaging the catch or the gear. Each survey tow would last for 20
minutes in duration once the gear is fully deployed.
A sampling team consisting of a lead Research Biologist and an
assistant sea sampler would direct sampling activities on all survey
trips. The sampling team would collect hydrographic data (water
temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration, and salinity) for near-
surface and near-bottom waters at the end of each sampling string.
Visual observations on sea state and weather conditions would also be
recorded during each sampling session.
After each survey tow, researchers would collect data on:
Species diversity;
Catch per unit effort (abundance (count) and biomass
(weight, kg) per tow); and
Length frequency distribution for dominant species and
protected species.
After each tow, researchers would sort catch by species, and all
individuals would be counted. In order to minimize mortality, any
protected species interactions would be prioritized during catch
sorting and processing. Researchers would measure up to 50 individuals
of each species per tow, as well as all protected species. Stomach
content analysis will be performed for up to 5 individuals of
commercially-important species (monkfish, winter skate, gadids, and
black sea bass), or up
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to 10 total individuals per tow, to determine pre-construction prey
composition. Each individual would be measured and weighed to assess
relative condition before the stomach is removed. All prey items in the
stomach would be identified to the lowest possible identification
level, counted, and weighed. Otoliths would be collected from all fish
that are sacrificed for biological sampling. Researchers would take
photographs of all species encountered in each tow for verification
purposes.
Estimated catch of federally regulated species under this EFP is
shown in Table 1. Catch estimates were derived based on survey data
from a previous beam trawl survey to evaluate demersal fish and
invertebrate communities in and around the South Fork Wind Farm.
Researchers do not anticipate catching any Atlantic cod under this EFP.
However, if cod is caught, each individual would be assessed for
reproductive stage and spawning condition, and all cod would be
sacrificed for biological sampling. No catch would be landed for sale
under this EFP, and all individuals (except those sacrificed for
biological sampling) would be returned to the water after being
processed.
Table 1--Estimated Catch of Federally Regulated Species per Survey Trip, and Total Estimated Catch
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Estimated catch per Estimated total survey
Common name Scientific name trip catch
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Little skate......................... Leucoraja erinacea..... 976.9 lb (49.2 kg)..... 23,444.8 lb (443.1 kg).
Sea scallop.......................... Placopectin 754.0 lb (38 kg)....... 18,095.5 lb (342.0 kg).
magellanicus.
Winter skate......................... Leucoraja ocellata..... 484.4 lb (25.5 kg)..... 11,624.5 lb (219.7 kg).
Leucoraja spp. skates (immature)..... Leucoraja spp.......... 132.5 lb (6.7 kg)...... 3,179.9 lb (60.1 kg).
Winter flounder...................... Pseudopleuronectes 108.9 lb (5.5 kg)...... 2,613.8 lb (49.4 kg).
americanus.
Monkfish............................. Lophius americanus..... 96.1 lb (4.8 kg)....... 2,306.9 lb (43.6 kg).
Spiny dogfish........................ Squalus acanthias...... 54.0 lb (2.7 kg)....... 1,296.3 lb (24.5 kg).
Clearnose skate...................... Raja eglanteria........ 53.1 lb (2.7 kg)....... 1,275.2 lb (24.1 kg).
Ocean quahog......................... Arctica islandica...... 34.0 lb (1.7 kg)....... 814.8 lb (15.4 kg).
Yellowtail flounder.................. Pleuronectes ferruginea 29.3 lb (1.5 kg)....... 703.7 lb (13.3 kg).
Barndoor skate....................... Raja laevis............ 29.1 lb (1.5 kg)....... 698.4 lb (13.2 kg).
Summer flounder...................... Paralichthys dentatus.. 29.1 lb (1.5 kg)....... 698.4 lb (13.2 kg).
Windowpane........................... Scophthalmus aquosus... 23.8 lb (1.2 kg)....... 571.4 lb (10.8 kg).
Silver hake.......................... Merluccius bilinearis.. 15.9 lb (0.8 kg)....... 381.0 lb (7.2 kg).
Red hake............................. Urophycis chuss........ 12.1 lb (0.6 kg)....... 291.0 lb (5.5 kg).
American lobster..................... Homarus americanus..... 11.5 lb (0.6 kg)....... 275.1 lb (5.2 kg).
Witch flounder....................... Glyptocephalus 10.6 lb (0.5 kg)....... 254.0 lb (4.8 kg).
cynoglossus.
Ocean pout........................... Macrozdarces americanus 9.5 lb (0.5 kg)........ 227.5 lb (4.3 kg).
Longfin inshore squid................ Doryteuthis pealeii.... 5.3 lb (0.3 kg)........ 127.0 lb (2.4 kg).
Scup................................. Stenotomus chrysops.... 5.3 lb (0.3 kg)........ 127.0 lb (2.4 kg).
Butterfish........................... Peprilus triacanthus... 1.5 lb (0.1 kg)........ 37.0 lb (0.7 kg).
Surf clam............................ Spisula solidissima.... 1.5 lb (0.1 kg)........ 37.0 lb (0.7 kg).
Black sea bass....................... Centropristis striata.. 0.4 lb (0 kg).......... 10.6 lb (0.2 kg).
Haddock.............................. Melanogrammus 0.4 lb (0 kg).......... 10.6 lb (0.2 kg).
aeglefinus.
Nudibranch........................... Nudibrachia spp........ 0.4 lb (0 kg).......... 10.6 lb (0.2 kg).
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If approved, the applicant 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 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: September 10, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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