Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc 05-24604] 1. Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements
NMFS issues this 30-day temporary rule to allow shrimp fishermen to continue to use limited tow times as an alternative to Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in inshore and offshore waters from the Florida/Alabama border, westward to the Louisiana/Texas border, and extending offshore 20 nautical miles. The previous 30day variances of the TED
Published: 2005-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24607] 2. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish in the Bering
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve of groundfish to certain target species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to account for previous harvest of the total allowable catch (TAC). It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for groundfish of
Published: 2005-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24603] 3. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of
NMFS issues this final rule to implement a regulatory amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This final rule establishes a 6,000lb (2,722kg) commercial trip limit for shallowwater and deepwater grouper, combined, in the
Published: 2005-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24583] 4. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black
NMFS issues final specifications for the 2006 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries, and makes preliminary adjustments to the 2006 commercial quotas for these fisheries. This final rule specifies allowed harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fisheries, including scup possession limits. This action prohibits federally
Published: 2005-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24520] 5. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total
NMFS announces that 95 percent of the Atlantic herring total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to Management Area 1B (Area 1B) for fishing year 2005 is projected to be harvested by December 23, 2005. Therefore, effective 0001 hours, December 23, 2005, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer or land more than 2,000 lb
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24541] 6. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions;
NMFS is specifying the final quotas for the ocean quahog fishery for 2006 and 2007. Specifications for the Atlantic surfclam and Maine ocean quahog fishery, which remain unchanged from the 20052007 multiyear quota specifications, are reprinted here for clarity. Regulations governing these fisheries require NMFS to publish the revised allowable
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24519] 7. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions;
The regulations contained in the temporary rule, emergency action, published on October 18, 2005, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005, are extended through June 30, 2006. In the October 18, 2005, action, NMFS reinstated and corrected the temporary regulations published
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7990] 8. Notice of Intent to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and Prepare an
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of the national administration of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP).
Publication of this notice begins the official scoping process that will help identify
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7989] 9. Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on Impacts of
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of administering grants and issuing permits associated with research on endangered and threatened Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and depleted northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus).
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7851] 10. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings/Workshop
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public workshop to review and critique its groundfish stock assessment process in 2005.
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7988] 11. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings and Hearings
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has begun its annual preseason management process for the 2006 ocean salmon fisheries. This document announces the availability of Council documents as well as the dates and locations of Council meetings and public hearings comprising the Council's complete schedule of events for determining the
Published: 2005-12-28 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7829] 12.New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Habitat/MPA Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24471] 13.Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries
NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), is increasing the 500mt haddock quota for the second participation period (November 16, 2005, through December 31, 2005) of the Closed Area (CA) I Hook Gear Haddock Special Access Program (SAP) to 536.6 mt. Available information indicates that the 500mt quota for
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24420] 14.Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery;
This rule corrects inadvertent errors and omissions found in the April 27, 2004, final rule implementing Amendment 13 and the November 19, 2004, interim final rule implementing Framework Adjustment (Framework) 40A to the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This rule also clarifies specific regulations to maintain consistency
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7848] 15.Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plan
Due to the damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the subsequent cancellation of three public hearings previously scheduled on the draft consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and proposed rule, NMFS is rescheduling public hearings in Orange Beach, AL, and Key West, FL. NMFS is also adding an additional
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7849] 16.Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and
NMFS proposes initial specifications for the 2006 fishing year
for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish (MSB). Regulations governing these fisheries require NMFS to publish proposed
specifications for the upcoming fishing year and to provide an
opportunity for public comment. The intent of this action is to fulfill
this requirement and to promote
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7852] 17.Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the availability for public review of a proposed Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan (Plan) for the Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) of Puget Sound Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). This Plan consists of a Draft Puget Sound Recovery Plan prepared by the Shared Strategy (Shared Strategy
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7847] 18.Pacific Fishery Management Council; Extension of Public Scoping Period for
NMFS and the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) announce their intent to extend the public scoping period for an EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to analyze proposals to allocate groundfish among various sectors of the nontribal Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.
Published: 2005-12-27 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24416] 19. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of
NMFS issues this final rule to implement Generic Amendment 3 to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) of the Gulf of Mexico (EFH Amendment 3), which was prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). EFH Amendment 3 amends each of the seven Council FMPs shrimp, red drum, reef fish, coastal migratory pelagic resources, coral and
Published: 2005-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24391] 20. Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine
The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performances of the AshepooCombaheeEdisto (ACE) Basin (South Carolina) National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Jobos Bay (Puerto Rico) National Estuarine Research Reserve, the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, and the Commonwealth of the
Published: 2005-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24422] 21.DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice is hereby given that the Museum of Natural History Collections, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 [Principal Investigator: Tonya Haff], has been issued an amendment to scientific research.
Published: 2005-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7786] 22. Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2006
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announces a second availability of grant funds for Fiscal Year 2006. The purpose of this notice is to provide the general public with a consolidated source of program and application information related to NOAA's competitive grant offerings. It contains the information about those programs
Published: 2005-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7777] 23. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene public meetings.
Published: 2005-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 05-24369] 24. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions;
NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), is reducing the Georges Bank (GB) yellowtail flounder trip limit from an unlimited amount to 15,000 lb (6,804.1 kg) per trip for Northeast (NE) multispecies DaysatSea (DAS) vessels fishing in both the Western and Eastern U.S./Canada Areas. This action is
Published: 2005-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E5-7697] 25. Large Coastal Shark 2005/2006 Stock Assessment Workshop
NMFS announces the time and location for the large coastal shark (LCS) stock assessment workshop, the second of three workshops for the LCS stock assessment to be conducted in 2005/2006.
Published: 2005-12-22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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