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against the appropriate quotas of the
shark research fishery participant.
Additionally, in recent years, all shark
research fishery participants were
limited to a very small number of dusky
shark mortalities on a regional basis.
Once the designated number of dusky
shark mortalities occurs in a specific
region, certain terms and conditions are
applied (e.g., soak time limits). While
NMFS has not yet determined the
specific terms and conditions of the
2025 shark research fishery permits,
NMFS expects the terms and conditions
to be similar to those in 2024 permits.
For example, participants may continue
to be limited in the number of sets
allowed on each trip and the number of
hooks allowed on each set and on the
vessel itself. A Federal Register notice
describing the specific objectives for the
2025 shark research fishery and
requesting applications from interested
and eligible shark fishermen may be
published in the near future. NMFS
requests public comment regarding
NMFS’ intent to issue shark research
fishery permits in 2025 during the
comment period of this notice.
Table 1 summarizes the number of
specimens authorized under EFPs and
related permits thus far in 2024, as well
as the number of specimens collected in
2023. The total amount of collections in
2023 was within the analyzed quotas for
all quota-managed HMS species. The
number of specimens collected in 2024
will be available when NMFS receives
all 2024 interim and annual reports.
In all cases, NMFS counts mortalities
associated with EFPs, SRPs, or display
permits (except for larvae) against the
appropriate quota. In 2023, NMFS
issued a total of 46 EFPs, SRPs, display
permits, and LOAs for the collection,
sampling, and/or tagging of HMS and 3
shark research fishery permits. As of
October 1, 2024, NMFS has issued a
total of 46 EFPs, SRPs, display permits,
and LOAs and 3 shark research fishery
permits.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF HMS EXEMPTED FISHING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2023 AND 2024, OTHER THAN SHARK RESEARCH
FISHERY PERMITS
2023
Permit type
Species
EFP ......................................
HMS .....................................
Shark ...................................
Tuna .....................................
HMS .....................................
Shark ...................................
Swordfish .............................
HMS .....................................
Shark ...................................
2
8
2
8
0
1
1
3
Total ................................................................................
SRP .....................................
Display .................................
LOA ......................................
Authorized
fish
(numbers) 1
Permits
issued
Shark ...................................
2024
Fish kept/
discarded dead
(numbers)
184
Authorized
fish
(numbers) 1
Permits
issued
30
1,027
0
30
55
223
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
47
2
6
1
5
1
1
1
3
84
0
120
540
1010
0
54
223
26
25
55
20
1 203
20
1 N/A
102
26
1 N/A
1 N/A
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Note: ‘‘HMS’’ refers to multiple species being collected under a given permit type.
1 NMFS issued some EFPs, SRPs, and LOAs for the purposes of tagging and the opportunistic sampling of HMS and were not expected to result in large amounts of mortality, thus no limits on sampling were set. NMFS will account for any mortality that may occur throughout 2024 under
the appropriate HMS research and display quota.
NMFS does not currently anticipate
any significant environmental impacts
from the issuance of EFPs, SRPS,
display permits, and shark research
fishery permits, consistent with the
assessment of such activities as
identified in Categorical Exclusion B12
of the Companion Manual for NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6A or within
the environmental impacts analyses in
existing HMS actions. Existing actions
include the 1999 FMP, the 2006
Consolidated HMS FMP and its
amendments, Amendment 2 to the 2006
Consolidated HMS FMP, the
Environmental Assessment for the 2012
Swordfish Specifications, the
Environmental Assessment for the 2022
Final Bluefin Tuna Quota and Atlantic
Tuna Fisheries Management Measures,
and the 2022 Zero Atlantic Shortfin
Mako Shark Retention Limit Final Rule.
Final decisions on the issuance of any
EFPs, SRPs, display permits, and shark
research fishery permits will depend on:
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• The submission of all required
information about the proposed
activities;
• NMFS’ review of public comments
received on this notice;
• The applicant’s reporting history on
past permits;
• If vessels or applicants were issued
any prior violations of marine resource
laws administered by NOAA;
• Consistency with relevant National
Environmental Policy Act analyses; and
• Any consultations with appropriate
Regional Fishery Management Councils,
states, or Federal agencies.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 22, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE412]
Endangered Species; File No. 28294
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Matthew Fisher (Normandeau
Associates Inc., 2233 Spring Street,
West Lawn, PA 19609), has applied in
due form for a permit to take Atlantic
(Acipenser oxyrinchus) and shortnose
(A. brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes
of scientific research.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 27,
2024.
SUMMARY:
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The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 28294 from the list of available
applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email
to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 28294 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Markin, Ph.D. or Malcolm Mohead,
(301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
The applicant requests to conduct
research on Atlantic and shortnose
sturgeon in freshwater and estuary areas
of the Delaware River. Research
objectives would include assessing and
quantifying the presence of Atlantic and
shortnose sturgeon at the egg, larval,
juvenile and sub-adult/adult life stages.
Other studies would also include
assessing sturgeon home range,
individual movement patterns, seasonal
movements, habitat use, nursery areas,
over-wintering habitat use, population
dynamics, and habitat assessment.
Up to 265 juvenile and 25 adult/subadult shortnose sturgeon and 265
juvenile and 5 adult/sub-adult Atlantic
sturgeon would be captured by gill net
or trawl, measured, weighed,
biologically sampled (tissue), marked
(passive integrated transponder), and
photographed/videoed, annually, prior
to release. Sub-sets of Atlantic and
shortnose sturgeon may be anesthetized
and implanted with acoustic
transmitters, gastric lavaged, and fin ray
sampled. The applicant requests one
unintentional mortality of juvenile and
adult/subadult shortnose sturgeon and
one juvenile Atlantic sturgeon annually,
but no more than two of each species
life stage over the life of the permit.
A total 300 shortnose and 100
Atlantic sturgeon of early life stages
would be taken in directed lethal
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research annually. The permit would be
valid for up to 10 years from the date
of issuance.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE413]
Endangered Species; File No. 21467
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
a permit modification.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East
Coast Biologists, Inc., P.O. Box 33715,
Indialantic, FL 32903, has requested a
modification to scientific research
Permit No. 21467–02.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 27,
2024.
ADDRESSES: The modification request
and related documents are available for
review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for
Public Comment’’ from the Features box
on the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 21467 Mod 6 from the list of
available applications. These documents
are also available upon written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 21467 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Markin, Ph.D., or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject modification to Permit No.
21467–02, issued on July 2, 2021 (86 FR
43630, August 10, 2021), is requested
under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
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U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
Permit No. 21467–02 authorizes the
permit holder to determine (1) spatial
and temporal distribution, (2) mean
size, (3) foraging habitats and diet
composition, (4) body conditions and
fibropapillomatosis ratios, (5) genetic
origin, and (6) home-range, site fidelity,
and residency times of green (Chelonia
mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
sea turtles in Brevard County, Florida.
Researchers may capture by tangle, cast,
or dip net or hand, measure, mark,
biologically sample, tag, weigh, and
photograph sea turtles prior to release.
The permit holder requests
authorization to (1) increase the annual
number of juvenile green sea turtles
from 25 to 95 for the authorized
methods listed above and (2) add 10
adult green turtles annually for capture
by tangle net, measure, and photograph/
video, prior to release. The permit is
valid through September 30, 2027.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory bodies will meet
November 13–18, 2024, in Costa Mesa,
CA and via webinar. The Council
meeting will be live streamed with the
opportunity to provide public comment
remotely.
DATES: The Pacific Council meeting will
begin on Thursday, November 14, 2024,
at 10 a.m., Pacific Time (PT),
reconvening at 8 a.m. on Friday,
November 15 through Monday,
November 18, 2024. All meetings are
open to the public, except for a Closed
Session held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.,
Thursday, November 14, 2024, to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE412]
Endangered Species; File No. 28294
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Matthew Fisher (Normandeau
Associates Inc., 2233 Spring Street, West Lawn, PA 19609), has applied
in due form for a permit to take Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and
shortnose (A. brevirostrum) sturgeon for purposes of scientific
research.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27,
2024.
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ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review by selecting ``Records Open for Public Comment'' from the
``Features'' box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species
home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No.
28294 from the list of available applications. These documents are also
available upon written request via email to [email protected].
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 28294 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to [email protected]. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Markin, Ph.D. or Malcolm Mohead,
(301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
parts 222-226).
The applicant requests to conduct research on Atlantic and
shortnose sturgeon in freshwater and estuary areas of the Delaware
River. Research objectives would include assessing and quantifying the
presence of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon at the egg, larval,
juvenile and sub-adult/adult life stages. Other studies would also
include assessing sturgeon home range, individual movement patterns,
seasonal movements, habitat use, nursery areas, over-wintering habitat
use, population dynamics, and habitat assessment.
Up to 265 juvenile and 25 adult/sub-adult shortnose sturgeon and
265 juvenile and 5 adult/sub-adult Atlantic sturgeon would be captured
by gill net or trawl, measured, weighed, biologically sampled (tissue),
marked (passive integrated transponder), and photographed/videoed,
annually, prior to release. Sub-sets of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
may be anesthetized and implanted with acoustic transmitters, gastric
lavaged, and fin ray sampled. The applicant requests one unintentional
mortality of juvenile and adult/subadult shortnose sturgeon and one
juvenile Atlantic sturgeon annually, but no more than two of each
species life stage over the life of the permit.
A total 300 shortnose and 100 Atlantic sturgeon of early life
stages would be taken in directed lethal research annually. The permit
would be valid for up to 10 years from the date of issuance.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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