The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations will continue to apply to lobster trap/ pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,767 nm\2\ (6,061

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 2,637 nm\2\ (9,045 km\2\), south of

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 2,251 nm\2\ (7,720 km\2\),

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP), to delay the effective date of one of the broadbased gear modifications and remove one of the gearrelated definitions required in the recent amendment to the ALWTRP. Specifically, NMFS is proposing to

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2009, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed LOF for 2009 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. NMFS must categorize each commercial fishery on the LOF into one of three

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the initial determination that the pelagic longline fishery has a high level of mortality and serious injury across a number of marine mammal stocks, and proposes regulations to implement the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan (PLTRP) to reduce serious injuries and mortalities of

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collectionofinformation requirements contained in regulations
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implementing amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to amend the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan's (BDTRP) implementing regulations by extending, for an additional three years, fishing restrictions expiring on May 26, 2009. This action will continue, without modification, current nighttime fishing restrictions of medium mesh gillnets

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This document contains a correction to the final rule to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) that was published in the Federal Register, Friday, October 5, 2007.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Through this final rule, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) amends the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP), to delay the effective date of a broad based gear modification and remove one of the gearrelated definitions required in the recent amendment to the ALWTRP. Specifically, NMFS will delay

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,370 nm\2\ (4,699 km\2\),

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,445 nm\2\ (4,956 km\2\),

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,238 nm\2\ (4,246 km\2\), east of

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,575 nm\2\ (5,402.3 km\2\), east

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 2,708 nm\2\ (9,288 km\2\) in

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,650 nm\2\ (5,659.5 km\2\), east

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration