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Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 210205–0015]
RIN 0648–BJ05
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West
Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding
Coho Salmon Stocks
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this final rule
under the authority of the Magnuson-
SUMMARY:
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Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (MSA) to approve and
implement rebuilding plans
recommended by the Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) for three
overfished salmon stocks: Juan de Fuca,
Queets, and Snohomish natural coho
salmon. NMFS determined in 2018 that
these stocks were overfished under the
MSA, due to spawning escapement
falling below the required level for the
3-year period 2014–2016. The MSA
requires overfished stocks to be rebuilt,
generally within 10 years.
DATES: This final rule is effective March
15, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 18, 2018, NMFS notified the
Council that three stocks of coho salmon
managed under the Council’s Pacific
Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) met the overfished criteria of the
FMP and the MSA, and the overfished
determinations were announced in the
Federal Register on August 6, 2018 (83
FR 38292). Overfished is defined in the
FMP to be when the 3-year geometric
mean of a salmon stock’s annual
spawning escapement falls below the
reference point known as the minimum
stock size threshold (MSST). The 3-year
geometric mean of spawning
escapement fell below MSST for all
three coho salmon stocks for the period
2014–2016. In response to the
overfished determination, the Council
developed rebuilding plans for these
stocks, and the rebuilding plans were
transmitted to NMFS on October 17,
2019, for approval and implementation.
NMFS published a proposed rule (85 FR
61912, October 1, 2020) describing the
rebuilding plans and soliciting
comments from the public on the
proposed rule and on the draft
environmental assessments (EAs) that
were prepared under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
In this final rule, NMFS approves and
implements the rebuilding plans for the
three overfished coho salmon stocks.
For Juan de Fuca and Queets natural
coho, this rule adopts the existing
harvest control rules, which use an
annual abundance-based stepped
harvest rate control rule with stockspecific abundance levels governing the
total exploitation rates applied to
forecast stock abundance levels. For
Snohomish natural coho, this final rule
amends the existing harvest control rule
by adding a 10-percent buffer to the
existing escapement goal and adjusting
the abundance steps during the
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rebuilding period. Additional
information on these plans is available
in the preamble of the proposed rule
and is not repeated here.
Response to Comments
On October 1, 2020, NMFS published
a proposed rule and requested public
comment on the proposed rule (85 FR
61912). The comment period ended on
November 2, 2020. Concurrent with the
comment period on the proposed rule,
NMFS made the related draft EAs
available online for public comment.
Eight individuals submitted comments
on the proposed rule; no comments
were submitted on the draft EAs. Most
comments were supportive of regulating
fishing, but did not express specific
support for, or opposition to, the
proposed rebuilding plans. Specific
comments and responses are discussed
below.
Comment 1: Two commenters
expressed concern about ensuring
compliance with fishery regulations.
Response: NMFS agrees that
compliance with fishery regulations is
important. NMFS’ Office of Law
Enforcement participates on the
Council’s Enforcement Consultants
advisory body, along with
representatives from state police
agencies, state fish and wildlife
agencies, and the Coast Guard. The
Enforcement Consultants provide advice
to the Council about whether proposed
management actions are enforceable and
how they affect safety at sea. These
agencies also work to enforce fishery
regulations at sea and at various fishing
ports on the West Coast. The input of
these agencies was considered in the
development of the Council’s proposal,
as included in the proposed rule.
Comment 2: One comment was
specifically supportive of the proposed
rebuilding plans as described in the
proposed rule and felt they would
benefit both fish and fishermen.
Response: NMFS agrees that the
Council’s recommended rebuilding
plans are the most appropriate response
to rebuild the overfished coho salmon
stocks at this time, as they rebuild the
overfished stocks in the shortest time
possible while taking into account the
needs of the fishing communities, as
required by the MSA.
Comment 3: One comment opposed
the proposed rebuilding plans as not
being sufficiently restrictive of fishery
impacts and suggested applying a 30percent buffer on exploitation rates.
Response: NMFS disagrees with the
suggestion that there is a need for more
restrictive exploitation rates at this time.
For all three coho salmon stocks, the
Council’s Salmon Technical Team’s
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(STT’s) analysis, as detailed in the EAs,
determined that freshwater and marine
habitat conditions were the primary
cause of these stocks meeting the FMP’s
criteria for being overfished rather than
fishing. In addition, exploitation rates
on these coho salmon stocks in Councilmanaged fisheries are a small fraction of
the total exploitation rates in all
fisheries, which include Alaskan and
Canadian fisheries, and non-Council
pre-terminal and terminal fisheries. The
STT’s analysis included exploitation
rates for the overfished coho stocks in
all fisheries for the period 2004–2017.
For Juan de Fuca coho, the overall
annual exploitation rate averaged 10.5
percent and the Council-area annual
exploitation rate averaged 2.3 percent.
For Queets coho, the overall annual
exploitation rate averaged 38.5 percent
and the Council-area annual
exploitation rate averaged 7.2 percent.
For Snohomish coho, the overall annual
exploitation rate averaged 22.8 percent
and the Council-area annual
exploitation rate averaged 1.9 percent.
Adding an additional 30 percent buffer
to the already constrained exploitation
rates in Council-area fisheries would
have a severe impact on the fishing
community, especially in the area from
the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon,
OR, and would not result in rebuilding
these stocks substantially sooner than
under the Council’s rebuilding plans.
Comment 4: One comment opposed
the rebuilding plans on the basis that
they did not sufficiently address the
impact of freshwater habitat and water
quality on marine survival of salmon.
Response: NMFS understands and
agrees with the concern about
freshwater habitat for coho salmon. The
STT’s analysis found that both
freshwater and marine productivity
were the primary causes of these coho
stocks meeting the overfished criteria,
rather than fishery impacts. These
rebuilding plans have been developed
pursuant to the MSA, which regulates
fishing in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). NMFS’s authority in adopting
these rebuilding plans is therefore
limited to that scope. The Council may
direct its Habitat Committee to work
with state, federal, and tribal fishery
managers to review freshwater habitat
conditions and develop
recommendations for habitat
recommendations and restoration as an
action separate and apart from these
rebuilding plans.
Changes From Proposed Rule
There are no changes made to the
regulatory text of the proposed rule.
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Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the
MSA, the NMFS Assistant
Administrator has determined that this
final rule is consistent with the FMP,
other provisions of the MSA, and other
applicable law.
This final rule has been determined to
be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of
the Department of Commerce certified
to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration during
the proposed rule stage that this action
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
this certification. As a result, a
regulatory flexibility analysis was not
required and none was prepared.
This final rule contains no
information collection requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
This final rule was developed after
meaningful collaboration with the tribal
representative on the Council; the tribal
representative has agreed with the
provisions that apply to tribal vessels.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Fisheries, Fishing, Recordkeeping and
reporting requirements.
Dated: February 8, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, 50 CFR part 660 is amended
as follows:
PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST
COAST STATES
1. The authority citation for part 660
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C.
773 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
2. In § 660.413, add paragraphs (c)
through (e) to read as follows:
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§ 660.413
plans.
Overfished species rebuilding
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(c) Juan de Fuca coho. The Juan de
Fuca coho salmon stock was declared
overfished in 2018. The target year for
rebuilding Juan de Fuca coho is 2023.
The harvest control rule during the
rebuilding period for Juan de Fuca coho
is the abundance-based stepped harvest
rate as shown in table 1 to this
paragraph (c).
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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (c)
Juan de Fuca coho stepped harvest rates
Total allowable
exploitation rate
(percent)
Abundance category
Age-3 ocean abundance
Normal ...................................................................................
Low ........................................................................................
Critical ....................................................................................
Greater than 27,445 ..............................................................
Between 11,679 and 27,445 .................................................
11,679 or less ........................................................................
(d) Queets coho. The Queets coho
salmon stock was declared overfished in
2018. The target year for rebuilding
Queets coho is 2019. The harvest
control rule during the rebuilding
period for Queets coho is the
60
40
20
abundance-based stepped harvest rate as
shown in table 2 to this paragraph (d).
TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (d)
Queets coho stepped harvest rates
Total allowable
exploitation rate
(percent)
Abundance category
Age-3 abundance
Normal ...................................................................................
Low ........................................................................................
Critical ....................................................................................
Greater than 9,667 ................................................................
Between 7,250 and 9,667 .....................................................
Less than 7,250 .....................................................................
(e) Snohomish coho. (1) The
Snohomish coho salmon stock was
declared overfished in 2018. The target
year for rebuilding Snohomish coho is
2020. The harvest control rule during
the rebuilding period for Snohomish
65
40
20
coho is the abundance-based stepped
harvest rate as shown in table 3 to this
paragraph (e).
TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (e)(1)
Snohomish coho stepped harvest rates
Total allowable
exploitation rate
(percent)
Abundance category
Age-3 abundance
Normal ...................................................................................
Low ........................................................................................
Critical ....................................................................................
Greater than 137,000 ............................................................
Between 51,667 and 137,000 ...............................................
Less than 51,667 ...................................................................
(2) In years when Snohomish coho
abundance is forecast to exceed 137,000,
the total allowable exploitation rate will
be limited to target achieving a
spawning escapement of 55,000
Snohomish coho.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 210205-0015]
RIN 0648-BJ05
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries;
Rebuilding Coho Salmon Stocks
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to
approve and implement rebuilding plans recommended by the Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council) for three overfished salmon
stocks: Juan de Fuca, Queets, and Snohomish natural coho salmon. NMFS
determined in 2018 that these stocks were overfished under the MSA, due
to spawning escapement falling below the required level for the 3-year
period 2014-2016. The MSA requires overfished stocks to be rebuilt,
generally within 10 years.
DATES: This final rule is effective March 15, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206-526-4323.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 18, 2018, NMFS notified the Council that three stocks of
coho salmon managed under the Council's Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) met the overfished criteria of the FMP and the
MSA, and the overfished determinations were announced in the Federal
Register on August 6, 2018 (83 FR 38292). Overfished is defined in the
FMP to be when the 3-year geometric mean of a salmon stock's annual
spawning escapement falls below the reference point known as the
minimum stock size threshold (MSST). The 3-year geometric mean of
spawning escapement fell below MSST for all three coho salmon stocks
for the period 2014-2016. In response to the overfished determination,
the Council developed rebuilding plans for these stocks, and the
rebuilding plans were transmitted to NMFS on October 17, 2019, for
approval and implementation. NMFS published a proposed rule (85 FR
61912, October 1, 2020) describing the rebuilding plans and soliciting
comments from the public on the proposed rule and on the draft
environmental assessments (EAs) that were prepared under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
In this final rule, NMFS approves and implements the rebuilding
plans for the three overfished coho salmon stocks. For Juan de Fuca and
Queets natural coho, this rule adopts the existing harvest control
rules, which use an annual abundance-based stepped harvest rate control
rule with stock-specific abundance levels governing the total
exploitation rates applied to forecast stock abundance levels. For
Snohomish natural coho, this final rule amends the existing harvest
control rule by adding a 10-percent buffer to the existing escapement
goal and adjusting the abundance steps during the
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rebuilding period. Additional information on these plans is available
in the preamble of the proposed rule and is not repeated here.
Response to Comments
On October 1, 2020, NMFS published a proposed rule and requested
public comment on the proposed rule (85 FR 61912). The comment period
ended on November 2, 2020. Concurrent with the comment period on the
proposed rule, NMFS made the related draft EAs available online for
public comment. Eight individuals submitted comments on the proposed
rule; no comments were submitted on the draft EAs. Most comments were
supportive of regulating fishing, but did not express specific support
for, or opposition to, the proposed rebuilding plans. Specific comments
and responses are discussed below.
Comment 1: Two commenters expressed concern about ensuring
compliance with fishery regulations.
Response: NMFS agrees that compliance with fishery regulations is
important. NMFS' Office of Law Enforcement participates on the
Council's Enforcement Consultants advisory body, along with
representatives from state police agencies, state fish and wildlife
agencies, and the Coast Guard. The Enforcement Consultants provide
advice to the Council about whether proposed management actions are
enforceable and how they affect safety at sea. These agencies also work
to enforce fishery regulations at sea and at various fishing ports on
the West Coast. The input of these agencies was considered in the
development of the Council's proposal, as included in the proposed
rule.
Comment 2: One comment was specifically supportive of the proposed
rebuilding plans as described in the proposed rule and felt they would
benefit both fish and fishermen.
Response: NMFS agrees that the Council's recommended rebuilding
plans are the most appropriate response to rebuild the overfished coho
salmon stocks at this time, as they rebuild the overfished stocks in
the shortest time possible while taking into account the needs of the
fishing communities, as required by the MSA.
Comment 3: One comment opposed the proposed rebuilding plans as not
being sufficiently restrictive of fishery impacts and suggested
applying a 30-percent buffer on exploitation rates.
Response: NMFS disagrees with the suggestion that there is a need
for more restrictive exploitation rates at this time. For all three
coho salmon stocks, the Council's Salmon Technical Team's (STT's)
analysis, as detailed in the EAs, determined that freshwater and marine
habitat conditions were the primary cause of these stocks meeting the
FMP's criteria for being overfished rather than fishing. In addition,
exploitation rates on these coho salmon stocks in Council-managed
fisheries are a small fraction of the total exploitation rates in all
fisheries, which include Alaskan and Canadian fisheries, and non-
Council pre-terminal and terminal fisheries. The STT's analysis
included exploitation rates for the overfished coho stocks in all
fisheries for the period 2004-2017. For Juan de Fuca coho, the overall
annual exploitation rate averaged 10.5 percent and the Council-area
annual exploitation rate averaged 2.3 percent. For Queets coho, the
overall annual exploitation rate averaged 38.5 percent and the Council-
area annual exploitation rate averaged 7.2 percent. For Snohomish coho,
the overall annual exploitation rate averaged 22.8 percent and the
Council-area annual exploitation rate averaged 1.9 percent. Adding an
additional 30 percent buffer to the already constrained exploitation
rates in Council-area fisheries would have a severe impact on the
fishing community, especially in the area from the U.S./Canada border
to Cape Falcon, OR, and would not result in rebuilding these stocks
substantially sooner than under the Council's rebuilding plans.
Comment 4: One comment opposed the rebuilding plans on the basis
that they did not sufficiently address the impact of freshwater habitat
and water quality on marine survival of salmon.
Response: NMFS understands and agrees with the concern about
freshwater habitat for coho salmon. The STT's analysis found that both
freshwater and marine productivity were the primary causes of these
coho stocks meeting the overfished criteria, rather than fishery
impacts. These rebuilding plans have been developed pursuant to the
MSA, which regulates fishing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
NMFS's authority in adopting these rebuilding plans is therefore
limited to that scope. The Council may direct its Habitat Committee to
work with state, federal, and tribal fishery managers to review
freshwater habitat conditions and develop recommendations for habitat
recommendations and restoration as an action separate and apart from
these rebuilding plans.
Changes From Proposed Rule
There are no changes made to the regulatory text of the proposed
rule.
Classification
Pursuant to section 304(b)(1)(A) of the MSA, the NMFS Assistant
Administrator has determined that this final rule is consistent with
the FMP, other provisions of the MSA, and other applicable law.
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
The Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce
certified to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration during the proposed rule stage that this action would
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here. No comments were received
regarding this certification. As a result, a regulatory flexibility
analysis was not required and none was prepared.
This final rule contains no information collection requirements
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This final rule was developed after meaningful collaboration with
the tribal representative on the Council; the tribal representative has
agreed with the provisions that apply to tribal vessels.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660
Fisheries, Fishing, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Dated: February 8, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 660 is amended
as follows:
PART 660--FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES
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1. The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., and 16
U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
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2. In Sec. 660.413, add paragraphs (c) through (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 660.413 Overfished species rebuilding plans.
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(c) Juan de Fuca coho. The Juan de Fuca coho salmon stock was
declared overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding Juan de
Fuca coho is 2023. The harvest control rule during the rebuilding
period for Juan de Fuca coho is the abundance-based stepped harvest
rate as shown in table 1 to this paragraph (c).
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Table 1 to Paragraph (c)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Juan de Fuca coho stepped harvest rates
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total allowable
Abundance category Age-3 ocean exploitation rate
abundance (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Normal....................... Greater than 27,445. 60
Low.......................... Between 11,679 and 40
27,445.
Critical..................... 11,679 or less...... 20
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(d) Queets coho. The Queets coho salmon stock was declared
overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding Queets coho is 2019.
The harvest control rule during the rebuilding period for Queets coho
is the abundance-based stepped harvest rate as shown in table 2 to this
paragraph (d).
Table 2 to Paragraph (d)
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Queets coho stepped harvest rates
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total allowable
Abundance category Age-3 abundance exploitation rate
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Normal....................... Greater than 9,667.. 65
Low.......................... Between 7,250 and 40
9,667.
Critical..................... Less than 7,250..... 20
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(e) Snohomish coho. (1) The Snohomish coho salmon stock was
declared overfished in 2018. The target year for rebuilding Snohomish
coho is 2020. The harvest control rule during the rebuilding period for
Snohomish coho is the abundance-based stepped harvest rate as shown in
table 3 to this paragraph (e).
Table 3 to Paragraph (e)(1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Snohomish coho stepped harvest rates
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total allowable
Abundance category Age-3 abundance exploitation rate
(percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Normal....................... Greater than 137,000 60
Low.......................... Between 51,667 and 40
137,000.
Critical..................... Less than 51,667.... 20
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) In years when Snohomish coho abundance is forecast to exceed
137,000, the total allowable exploitation rate will be limited to
target achieving a spawning escapement of 55,000 Snohomish coho.
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