Members of this partnership celebrate this approach and the results. should verify the contents of the documents against a final, official Bottlenose dolphin, Eastern GMX coastal. As described in the 2019 LOF (84 FR 22051, May 16, 2019), six false killer whale M/SI incidental to the deep-set longline fishery were observed inside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Hawaii, including three that occurred close to the outer boundary of the Main Hawaiian Islands Longline Fishing Prohibited Area, in close proximity to the outer boundary of the MHI Insular false killer whale stocks' range. NMFS removes the Western U.S. stock of Steller sea lion from the list of species/stocks incidentally killed or injured in the Category II AK Gulf of Alaska sablefish longline fishery. U.S. Dept. Beginning with the 2009 LOF, NMFS includes high seas fisheries in Table 3 of the LOF, along with the number of valid High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA) permits in each fishery. Although efforts are made to limit the issuance of authorization certificates to only those vessel or gear owners that participate in Category I or II fisheries, not all state and Federal license or permit systems distinguish between fisheries as classified by the LOF. In recognition of logistical challenges with certificate issuance related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the MMAP certificate issued in 2020 remains in effect, valid through December 31, 2021, for vessel or gear owners participating in all Category I and II fisheries as of the final 2021 LOF. Bottlenose dolphin, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne, Bay Boudreau. documents in the last year, 981 This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the Fish and Wildlife Service share jurisdiction of some listed entities; this service only contains spatial data for NMFS critical habitat in the West Coast Region. The ocean also shapes our communities and culture, from the colorful heritage of Cannery Row to tribes celebrating the seasons first salmon to return from the sea. Bottlenose dolphin, HI Pelagic. A method to assign cause to these unknown, as well as undetected mortalities, while addressing country entanglement of origin, is currently under development (Hayes et al., 2020). [FR Doc. How does NMFS determine which species or stocks are included as incidentally killed or injured in a fishery? Learn more about Protected Resources on the West Coast. 03/03/2023, 207 AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet, AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet, AK roe herring and food/bait herring gillnet, WA Grays Harbor salmon drift gillnet (excluding treaty Tribal fishing), WA/OR Mainstem Columbia River eulachon gillnet, WA/OR lower Columbia River (includes tributaries) drift gillnet. 2022. Changes made to Mid-Atlantic and New England fishery participants will not affect observer coverage or bycatch estimates, as observer coverage and bycatch estimates are based on vessel trip reports and landings data. Under the MMPA, we conserve and manage marine mammal populations along the West Coast. A Rule by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 01/14/2021. MA DMF states that they are the only state lobster trap/trap fishery implementing the following actions either currently or in the future: (1) Lobster trap/pot fishery closure from February 1st to April 30th (currently in place for the Massachusetts Bay Restricted Area, proposed closure of all state waters beginning February 1, 2021); (2) dynamic extension of the lobster trap/pot fishery closure to ensure Start Printed Page 3038safe passage of right whales from our waters prior to fixed gear being set (currently in place for the Massachusetts Bay Restricted Area, proposed for all state waters beginning February 1, 2021); (3) ban use of vertical buoy lines greater than 3/8 inch diameter (proposed to begin February 1, 2021); (4) ban fishing single traps by the majority of its active fleet (proposed to begin January 1, 2022); (5) universal requirement of 1,700 pound breaking strength line or equivalent contrivance (proposed to begin February 1, 2021); (6) permitting and regulatory scheme designed to reduce participation and effort over time (currently in place); and (7) demonstrated substantial decline in the number of participants and the number of buoy lines deployed (currently in place). on Many fisheries operate in both U.S. waters and on the high seas, creating some overlap between the fisheries listed in Tables 1 and 2 and those in Table 3. The groundfish fishery may also interact with other protected species including eulachon, green sturgeon, humpback whales, leatherback sea turtles. Bottlenose dolphin, Biscayne Bay estuarine. Bottlenose dolphin, Northern GMX coastal. 1362 (20)) defines the PBR level as the maximum number of animals, not including natural mortalities, that may be removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing that stock to reach or maintain its optimum sustainable population (OSP). California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo/G. Bottlenose dolphin, unknown (Northern migratory coastal or Southern migratory coastal). In the table below, the Region column shows if the species can be found in a NOAA Fisheries region. Bradford, J. Barlow, D.L. We support salmon fisheries in the Columbia River and Washington Coast through funding and production of hatchery fish at Mitchell Act facilities, and we work with our international partners to fund and implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Comment 15: MA DMF recommends NMFS reclassify the Massachusetts state waters lobster trap/pot fishery as its own non-Category I fishery, separate from the Category I Northeast/mid-Atlantic American lobster trap/pot fishery based on the gear restrictions and large whale conservation programs that are unique to Massachusetts. That final rule was effective January 1, 2023. Reporting requirements and procedures are found in 50 CFR 229.6. Humpback whale, Western North Pacific. regulatory information on FederalRegister.gov with the objective of Refer to NMFS No. The Commission continues to state that this M/SI estimate is based on data collected in salmon management areas 6-8 in 2012 and 2013, and is a conservative estimate since salmon management areas 6-8 comprise only a small portion of the total area surveyed. Response: This comment has been addressed previously (see 84 FR 22051, May 16, 2019). In addition, Maine's state and Federal waters lobstermen must declare a lobster zone and are required to fish the majority of gear in their home zone, limiting the spatial footprint of where individual lobstermen can set gear. The SRGs were established by the MMPA to review the science that informs the SARs, and to advise NMFS on marine mammal population status, trends, and stock structure, uncertainties in the science, research needs, and other issues. NOAA Fisheries - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, HI, USA . Additionally, NMFS is proposing a schedule of RFDs for every Tuesday and Friday from December 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. For fisheries with no observer coverage and for observed fisheries with evidence indicating that undocumented interactions may be occurring (e.g., fishery has low observer coverage and stranding network data include evidence of fisheries interactions that cannot be attributed to a specific Start Printed Page 3030fishery) species and stocks may be retained for longer than 5 years. West Coast From killer whales slicing through waves to salmon jumping rapids on their journey home, marine life fills and defines the waters of the West Coast. 03/03/2023, 43 American Samoa bottomfish handline fishery from fewer than 30 to fewer than 20 vessels/persons. Pantropical spotted dolphin, Northern GMX. These waters support valuable commercial, tribal, and recreational fisheries and are also home to many protected species of marine mammals, turtles, and seabirds. Therefore, NMFS retains Kogia on the list of species and/or stocks incidentally killed or injured in the Category I HI deep-set longline fishery. 333 SW First Avenue . In one of the commenter's cited cases (E43-12/RW 4193), red tracers were identified in the recovered gear. The best available scientific information included in these reports is based on data through 2017. Gulf of Maine Atlantic herring purse seine. The MMPA (16 U.S.C. NMFS also makes changes to the estimated number of vessels/persons and list of species and/or stocks killed or injured in certain fisheries. The LOF includes three tables that list all U.S. commercial fisheries by Category. Additional details regarding how the categories were determined are provided in the preamble to the final rule implementing section 118 of the MMPA (60 FR 45086; August 30, 1995). NMFS adds the Cook Inlet stock of harbor seal to the list of species/stocks incidentally killed or injured in the Category III AK Gulf of Alaska halibut longline fishery. California sea lion, U.S. CA halibut/white seabass and other species set gillnet (>3.5 in mesh). 1387(e)) and 50 CFR 229.6, any vessel owner or operator, or gear owner or operator (in the case of non-vessel fisheries), participating in a fishery listed on the LOF must report to NMFS all incidental mortalities and injuries of marine mammals that occur during commercial fishing operations, regardless of the category in which the fishery is placed (I, II, or III) within 48 hours of the end of the fishing trip or, in the case of non-vessel fisheries, fishing activity. Red tracers are indicative of the gear marking scheme required for the ALWTRP Northern Inshore Trap/Pot fishery management area, a management area that overlaps Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts state waters. In accordance with the Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6A, NMFS determined that publishing this LOF qualifies to be categorically excluded from further NEPA review, consistent with categories of activities identified in Categorical Exclusion G7 (Preparation of policy directives, rules, regulations, and guidelines of an administrative, Start Printed Page 3053financial, legal, technical, or procedural nature, or for which the environmental effects are too broad, speculative or conjectural to lend themselves to meaningful analysis and will be subject later to the NEPA process, either collectively or on a case-by-case basis) of the Companion Manual and we have not identified any extraordinary circumstances listed in Chapter 4 of the Companion Manual for NAO 216-6A that would preclude application of this categorical exclusion. Rainbow in the dusk sky at San Diego Harbor. NOAA has recorded a generally increasing trend in the number of whale entanglement cases reported on the West Coast with the average number of confirmed cases rising from 9 confirmed cases to 41 confirmed cases between the spans of 1982 to 2013 and 2014 to 2017, respectively (NOAA Fisheries, 2019; Saez et al., 2020). In some cases, more recent information may be available and used in the LOF. FLC provides evidence that from 2013 through 2017 the only marine mammal stock incidentally killed or injured in the BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery was the Western U.S. stock of Steller sea lions and these did not result in annual M/SI greater than 1 percent of the stock's PBR level. 2017. These markup elements allow the user to see how the document follows the In 2006, through Amendment 19, over 100,000 square miles of the EEZ, including approximately 14,000 square miles of some of the most sensitive ocean floor habitats off Washington, Oregon, and California, were closed to bottom trawling, or to all bottom-contacting gears. Response: NMFS thanks FLC for bringing to our attention that the observer coverage information in the AK BSAI Pacific cod longline fishery fact sheet on NMFS' website needs updating. Jacalen Printz . Start Fiscal YearEnd Fiscal YearRegionAll RegionsAlaskaNortheastSoutheastWest CoastWest PacificStock List:All StocksFSSI Stocks Select Years to Include in the Report:hiddenStart Calendar Year: End Calendar Year: Report most recent assessment available? Individual Fishery Management and Evaluation plans for Coastal Pelagic Species, Groundfish, Highly Migratory Species, and Pacific Coast Salmon can be found at the Pacific Fishery Regulatory Branch Chief U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . 2019. ESUs/DPSs of west coast anadromous salmonids was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2015 (80 FR 6695). NMFS adds the Mobile Bay, Bonsecour Bay stock of bottlenose dolphin to the list of species/stocks incidentally killed or injured in the Category II Gulf of Mexico gillnet fishery. 1387 (c)(1)(C)). We use science to improve peoples lives, save species, and protect ecosystems. Our Vision As of 2004, NMFS issues HSFCA permits only for high seas fisheries analyzed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Without known M/SI attributed to the HI troll fishery, and a minimum population estimate and PBR for only one of the four stocks, we evaluated classification of the fishery by analogy. are not part of the published document itself. The Commission notes the final 2012 LOF (76 FR 73912, November 29, 2011) did not finalize the fishery proposed reclassifications. documents in the last year, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission This rule makes minor corrections and clarifications to the final rule for the 2023-2024 harvest specifications and management measures for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery which published on December 16. For the purposes of the LOF, the high seas fisheries are subdivided based on gear type (e.g., trawl, longline, purse seine, gillnet, troll, etc.) Additionally, EPSB provides guidance to NOAA Fisheries staff and leadership to strategize actions for watersheds and resource management. The commenter also states that no information has been presented to the False Killer Whale TRT or the Pacific Scientific Review Group suggesting any false killer whale interactions in the deep-set fishery can reliably be attributed to the Insular or NWHI stocks of false killer whales.
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