RULES: Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic fisheries—; Gulf of Mexico red snapper,
Published: 2004-12-03
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for red snapper in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has
determined that the fall portion of the annual commercial quota for red
snapper will be reached on December 15, 2004. This closure is necessary
to protect the red snapper resource.
NOTICES: Incidental taking; authorization letters, etc.—; San Nicolas Island, CA; research activities; California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, and northern elephant seals,
Published: 2004-12-03
NMFS has received a request from Glenn R. VanBlaricom for a
renewal of his Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small
numbers of marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the assessment
of black abalone populations at San Nicolas Island (SNI), CA. Under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its
NOTICES: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CA; low-energy seismic survey in southwest Pacific Ocean; cetaceans,
Published: 2004-12-03
NMFS has received an application from the Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, (Scripps), a part of the University of California, for
an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of
marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to conducting oceanographic
surveys in the southwestern Pacific Ocean (SWPO). Under the Marine
Mammal
