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PROPOSED RULES: Commercial fishing authorizations—; Fisheries categorized according to frequency of incidental takes; 2003 list,
Published: 2003-01-10
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes changes
for 2003 to the List of Fisheries (LOF) as required by the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed LOF for 2003 reflects new
information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine
mammals. Under the MMPA, NMFS must place each commercial fishery on the
LOF into one
PROPOSED RULES: Commercial fishing authorizations—; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan,
Published: 2003-03-04
NMFS proposes to amend the regulations that implement the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) to identify gear
modifications that sufficiently reduce the risk of entanglement to
western North Atlantic right whales (right whales) under the Dynamic
Area Management (DAM) program and, as such, would allow NMFS to utilize
the option of
RULES: Incidental taking—; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan,
Published: 2003-04-15
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA,
announces that lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen are
requested to remove on a voluntary basis their gear from an area
totaling approximately 1,810 square nautical miles (nm\2\) (3,354
km\2\), east and southeast of Cape Cod, MA for 15 days and anchored
gillnet fishermen are asked
RULES: Incidental taking—; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan,
Published: 2003-04-21
NMFS issues a correction to final rules implementing the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) in order to correct
unintended errors from the preamble and regulatory text in the final
rules published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1999 and
September 23, 2002. This technical amendment clarifies the requirements
for shark
PROPOSED RULES: Commercial fishing authorizations—; Zero Mortality Rate Goal; definition,
Published: 2003-07-09
NMFS is considering options for defining the Zero Mortality
Rate Goal (ZMRG), which is the requirement for commercial fisheries to
reduce incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals to
insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality and serious injury
rate, as identified in the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). To
evaluate progress
RULES: Commercial fishing authorizations—; Fisheries categorized according to frequency of incidental takes; 2003 list,
Published: 2003-07-15
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is publishing its
final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2003 as required by the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA). The final LOF for 2003 reflects new information
on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. Under
the MMPA, NMFS must place each commercial fishery on the LOF into one
of
RULES: Commercial fishing authorizations—; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan,
Published: 2003-08-26
NMFS issues this final rule to amend the regulations that
implement the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) to
identify gear modifications that sufficiently reduce the risk of
entanglement to western North Atlantic right whales (right whales)
under the Dynamic Area Management (DAM) program and, as such, allows
NMFS to utilize the
RULES: Commercial fishing authorizations—; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan,
Published: 2003-11-20
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA,
announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of
the ALWTRP's implementing regulations. These regulations apply to
lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling
approximately 1,356 square nautical miles (nm2) (4,651 km2), east of
Portsmouth, NH, for 15
RULES: Commercial fishing operations; incidental taking—; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan,
Published: 2003-12-16
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA,
announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of
the ALWTRP's implementing regulations. These regulations apply to
lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling
approximately 1,356 square nautical miles (nm2) (4,651 km2), east of
Portsmouth, NH for 15
