NOAA Fishery Service FishNews
August 19, 2005
Note from the Assistant Administrator, Dr.
Bill Hogarth:
I'd like to update you on some personnel
changes that have occurred at NOAA Fisheries
Service over the past several months. Dr.
Rebecca Lent has moved to become the head of a
new Office of International Affairs at NOAA
Fisheries, and Dr. Jim Balsiger is acting as
Deputy AA for Regulatory Programs. Following Dr.
Michael Sissenwine's recent retirement, Dr.
Steve Murawski is now serving as Director of
Scientific Programs. In the field, Doug Mecum
has been selected as the new Deputy Regional
Administrator for the Alaska Region. Doug is
currently the Director of the Division of
Commercial Fisheries for the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game in Juneau. Dr. John Stein has
been selected as the Deputy Director for the
Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.
WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS
Pacific Islands – New Measures Proposed to
Prevent Overfishing of Tunas
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This
proposed rule would implement management
measures to prevent overfishing of the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) tuna
stocks, consistent with recommendations by
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC). The IATTC has maintained a
scientific research and fishery monitoring
program for many years and annually assesses
the status of stocks of tuna to determine
appropriate measures to prevent
overexploitation of the stocks and promote
viable fisheries. This proposed rule would
close the U.S. longline fishery in the IATTC
Convention Area in 2005 and 2006 if the
catch of bigeye tuna reaches the estimated
level of 2001 (150 metric tons).
In addition,
the purse seine fishery for tuna in the
Convention Area would be closed for a 6-week
period from November 20 through December 31,
2005, and from November 20 through December
31, 2006. A closure late in the
fishing year minimizes the disruption of
planned fishery operations, which are not
traditionally active during the winter,
while meeting the conservation goals for
tunas in the ETP.
All comments on this
proposed rule must be received by September
14, 2005. Comments may be sent by e-mail to:
0648-AT33@noaa.gov.
For more information, contact
Allison.Routt@noaa.gov. |
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Pacific Islands– Control Date Established
for Additional Pelagic Fisheries
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NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a
control date for the pelagic purse seine and
longline fisheries in the U.S. exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the western Pacific
region, and the non-longline commercial
pelagic fisheries (e.g., troll, handline,
pole and line, etc.) in the EEZ around the
Hawaiian Islands. Persons who enter these
fisheries after June 2, 2005 are not
guaranteed future participation in the
fishery if a program limiting entry or
effort is approved.
Establishment of a control date responds
to a notice that overfishing is occurring on
bigeye tuna. The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council has tentatively
determined that limited access programs for
purse seine and longline fisheries in the
U.S. EEZ of the western Pacific region might
be one of the viable mechanisms to reduce
fishing mortality in Pacific bigeye tuna, as
a step toward ending overfishing in the
pelagic fisheries. There is already a
limited access program in the Hawaii
longline fishery, and a similar program will
limit access to the American Samoa longline
fishery on December 1, 2005.
Public
comments on this notice must be submitted by
October 14, 2005. Comments may be
sent to one of two e-mail addresses, as
appropriate:
AT53-PSLLDate@noaa.gov (for the purse
seine and longline fisheries of the western
Pacific), including "I.D. 072805B" in the
subject line, or
AT52-HawaiiDate@noaa.gov, including
"Hawaii non-longline control date" in the
subject line.
For more information, contact
Robert.Harman@noaa.gov. |
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Pacific Islands– Proposed Rule Would Help to
Reduce Interactions with Sea Turtles in
Pelagic Fisheries
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A
new proposed rule would set requirements for
attending protected species workshops, for
handling, resuscitating, and releasing sea
turtles that are hooked or entangled in
fishing gear, and for fishing gear
configuration. These measures are intended
to reduce and mitigate interactions between
sea turtles and vessels managed under the
Fishery Management Plan for the Pelagic
Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region.
Public
comments on the proposed rule must be
received by September 14, 2005.
Comments may be submitted by e-mail to:
AQ91-Turtles@noaa.gov. Copies of
supporting documents may be obtained at
http://www.wpcouncil.org.
For more information, please contact
Robert.Harman@noaa.gov. |
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Alaska – Changes Proposed for Groundfish
Observer Program
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NOAA Fisheries Service is proposing to amend
regulations supporting the North Pacific
Groundfish Observer Program. The observer
communications system (OCS) is comprised of
computers and communications equipment
supplied by catcher vessels,
catcher/processors, motherships, and
shoreside or stationary floating processors,
and custom software provided by NOAA. Rapid
electronic communication of catch reports is
crucial to the effective in-season
monitoring of groundfish quotas and
protected species catch allowances. This
proposed rule would require catcher vessels,
catcher/processors, motherships, and
shoreside or stationary floating processors
already subject to OCS requirements to
install hardware upgrades that meet current
technology standards necessary to support
OCS software.
All public
comments on this
proposed rule must be received on or
before September 7, 2005. Comments
may be submitted by e-mail to:
OCS-0648-AS93@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line the following identifier: OCS
proposed rule.
For more information, contact
Jason.Anderson@noaa.gov. |
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Alaska – Groundfish Reserve to Supplement
Arrowtooth Flounder TAC
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NOAA Fisheries Service has determined that
the total allowable catch for arrowtooth
flounder in the Bering Sea and AIeutian
Islands (BSAI) needs to be supplemented from
the non-specified reserve in order to
continue operations. Therefore, 3,000 metric
tons is apportioned from the non-specified
reserve of groundfish to the arrowtooth
flounder total allowable catch in the BSAI.
Public
comments on this transfer will be accepted
until 4:30 p.m., Alaska local time, on
August 23, 2005. Comments may be sent
by e-mail to
bsairelarth@noaa.gov.
For more information, contact
Josh.Keaton@noaa.gov. |
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Northwest – Recreational Fishing
Opportunities Increased for Salmon
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Since preseason catch was less than
anticipated, NOAA Fisheries Service has
announced two modifications for the
recreational fishery from Cape Alava, WA, to
Cape Falcon, OR. The La Push, Westport, and
Columbia River Sub-areas are now open every
day, with a modified daily bag limit. This
action increases the fishing days per
calendar week from 5 days to 7 days, and
allows fishermen to land up to two of any
species of salmon, while previously only one
of the two fish bag limit could be a Chinook
salmon. All salmon and all retained coho
must have a healed adipose fin clip.
The new
provisions are already in effect and will
remain in effect until the Chinook quota or
coho quotas are taken, or September 30,
2005, whichever is earlier. These
fisheries will then remain closed until
opened through a new inseason action for
west coast salmon.
Public comments
on this action will be accepted through
August 30, 2005. Comments may be
submitted via e-mail to:
2005salmonIA5.nwr@noaa.gov. Please
include "I.D. 080805A" in the subject line
of the message.
For more information, contact
Christopher.Wright@noaa.gov. |
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Northwest – Sept 8 is Effective Date for
Groundfish Capacity Reduction Program Fee
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NOAA Fisheries
Service has announced that the Pacific
groundfish program fee payment collection
will begin on September 8, 2005. The
groundfish capacity reduction program was
designed to reduce the number of vessels and
permits endorsed for the operation of
groundfish trawl gear. The program also
involved fishing capacity reduction in the
California, Oregon, and Washington fisheries
for Dungeness crab and pink shrimp. These
are the program's fee-share fisheries. All
post-reduction fish landings from the
reduction fishery and the six fee-share
fisheries are subject to the groundfish
program's fee.
As of September 8, fish sellers must pay
a fee and fish buyers must collect a fee on
fish landed from these seven fisheries. All
groundfish program fish buyers must deposit,
disburse, record, and report groundfish
program fee matters in accordance with
regulations.
Please read the
Federal Register notice for more
information, and contact
Michael.Grable@noaa.gov with any
questions about the fee system. |
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Southwest - Notice of Intent to Prepare an
EIS for the Settlement Agreement Regarding
Water Rights in the Santa Clara Valley
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NOAA Fisheries Service has announced its
intent to prepare a joint Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the adoption and
implementation of the Settlement Agreement
Regarding Water Rights of the Santa Clara
Valley Water District on Coyote, Guadalupe,
and Stevens Creeks. The overall management
goals are to restore and maintain healthy
steelhead and salmon populations as
appropriate to each of the three watersheds
by providing suitable spawning and rearing
habitat within each, and to provide adequate
passage for adult steelhead and salmon to
reach suitable spawning and rearing habitat
and for out-migration of juveniles.
NOAA Fisheries Service is the lead agency
for this EIS, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the Army Corps of Engineers are
cooperating agencies. NOAA is seeking public
input on the scope of the analysis required
under the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), including the range of reasonable
alternatives and associated impacts of any
alternatives. For more information on the
proposed action, please read the
notice of intent.
Written
comments may be submitted on or before
September 15, 2005 to the following address:
Gary.Stern@noaa.gov. In the
subject line of the e-mail, include the
document identifier: FAHCE - EIS/EIR. |
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Gulf of Mexico – Emergency Rule to Address
Overfishing in the Commercial Red Grouper
Fishery Extended Through February 16, 2006
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In February 2005, an emergency rule
established trip limits for the commercial
shallow-water and deep-water grouper
fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico EEZ. These
trip limits are necessary to slow the rate
of harvest of the available commercial
grouper quotas, reduce the effects of derby
fishing, and reduce the probability of
overfishing.
Through this extension, the emergency rule
will remain in effect until February 12,
2006. NOAA Fisheries Service has also
added a minor clarification to explain that
although the trip limits are for
shallow-water grouper and deep-water grouper
combined, if either fishery has reached its
quota and has been closed, no fish subject
to the closure may be possessed under the
applicable trip limit.
The Gulf Council is preparing a regulatory
amendment that will address measures,
including trip limits, to moderate the rate
of harvest in the Gulf grouper commercial
fishery. Those measures, if approved and
implemented, would replace this emergency
rule.
For more information, please contact
Phil.Steele@noaa.gov. |
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Gulf of Mexico – Marsh Creation Successful
in South Lafourche Parish
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NOAA has announced the successful completion
of the Marsh Creation and Hurricane Levee
Protection Project in South Lafourche
Parish, LA. NOAA awarded grants to the South
Lafourche Levee District to rebuild new
marsh habitat along a 3,000 foot long area
of the Levee District's Hurricane Protection
Levee near Galliano. The South Lafourche
Levee District rebuilt new wetlands habitat
that will help protect critical hurricane
protection levees from erosion.
Concurrently, NOAA's National Weather
Service announced it has reconfigured the
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter
in Buras, LA, to expand coverage in the
lower part of the state, including lower
Lafourche and Jefferson parishes and
adjacent coastal waters. The addition of a
new antenna allows the station to provide
continuous broadcasts to include the marine,
shipping and fishing interests of Grand
Isle, Leeville and Port Fourchon.
For more information, contact
Ben.Sherman@noaa.gov. |
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Mid-Atlantic - Ecological Restoration
Underway to Repair Oil Spill Damage on
Patuxent River
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Construction has begun on the final two
ecological restoration projects resulting
from the Chalk Point Oil Spill of April
2000. The spill was caused by a broken
buried pipeline supplying fuel oil to the
Chalk Point generating station, operated at
the time by Pepco. During the clean-up
phase, Pepco cooperated with the trustee
agencies to such a great extent that NOAA
recognized Pepco's work with an award for
cooperative assessment. This cooperation
contributed to the trustees' ability to
design and build the restoration projects
relatively quickly for Damage Assessment and
Restoration (DARP) projects.
Current projects include creation of a
6-acre tidal marsh; and stabilization of
1500 feet of shoreline, including creation
of beach and terrapin nesting habitat. Both
projects are being constructed on private
property on the Patuxent River, five miles
downstream from the site of the spill. These
projects will be completed within the next
two months.
For more information, contact
John.Collins@noaa.gov. |
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Mid-Atlantic – Dark False Mussels are Back
in the Magothy River
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For the second year in a row, dark false
mussels (Mytilopsis leucophaeata) are
abundant in the Chesapeake Bay's Magothy
River. The population of this small native
mussel, usually restricted to oyster bars,
exploded due to unknown causes during the
summer of 2004. These mussels have returned
at elevated levels in 2005. Water clarity at
sites with increased abundance of the
mussels nearby began to improve in early
July 2005; in some areas, water clarity has
almost reached the record set last summer.
Submerged aquatic vegetation, especially the
native redhead grass, has expanded upriver
during 2005 into areas where the mussels are
now abundant. Observations of redhead grass
have not been reported so far upriver for
decades. NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office biologist, Peter
Bergstrom, will present a paper describing
the effects on the ecosystem at the
Estuarine Research Federation 2005
Conference in October.
For more information, contact
Peter.Bergstrom@noaa.gov.
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Mid-Atlantic – Commercial Scup Quota and
Possession Limit Adjusted
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NOAA Fisheries Service has adjusted the 2005
Winter II commercial scup quota and
possession limit. This action complies with
Framework 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup,
and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan,
which established a process to allow the
rollover of unused commercial scup quota to
the Winter II period. This transfer has
resulted in a revised 2005 Winter II quota
of 4,173,464 lb. The 2005 Winter II
possession limit has been increased to 3,500
lb per trip to provide an appropriate
opportunity for fishing vessels to catch the
increased Winter II quota.
This rule is
effective November 1 through December 31,
2005.
For more information, contact
Sarah.McLaughlin@noaa.gov.
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New England – Proposed Rule to Clarify
Groundfish Regulations
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The final rule implementing Amendment 13 and
the interim final rule implementing
Framework Adjustment 40-A to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
contained several inadvertent errors and
omissions. The intent of this
proposed rule is to clarify specific
regulations to accurately reflect the intent
of Amendment 13 and Framework 40-A, and seek
comment on these proposed corrections and
clarifications.
Written
comments must be received on or before
September 7, 2005. Comments may be
submitted by e-mail to:
MulA13Corr@NOAA.gov. Include in the
subject line the following: "Comments on the
Proposed Rule to Correct/Modify NE
Multispecies Amendment 13."
For more information, contact
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Correction Regarding Atlantic HMS Proposed
Rule, Tunas and the Use of Spearguns
Last week's FishNews included a bulleted list
of regulatory proposals for the Atlantic highly
migratory species fishery under the new draft
consolidated Fishery Management Plan. One bullet
read that NOAA Fisheries Service was proposing
to "allow spearguns to fish recreationally for
non-bluefin tunas." The bullet should have read,
"allow spearguns to fish recreationally for
Atlantic tunas." Under this alternative, bluefin
tuna harvested with speargun fishing gear could
not be sold by charter/headboat fishermen.
Pacific Council Seeks Commercial Fishery
Advisor for Coastal Pelagic Species; Deadline
Aug 30
The Pacific Fishery Management Council is
seeking to fill the California commercial
fishery representative vacancy on its Coastal
Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel.
All nominations must
be received by August 30.
Click here, or contact
Chuck.Tracy@noaa.gov for more information.
MPA Advisory Committee Seeks Nominee to
Represent Environmental Interests; Deadline Sept
9
The Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Federal
Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for an
individual to represent environmental interests
and perspectives on MPA issues. The Committee is
responsible for providing expert advice to the
Departments of Commerce and Interior on the
development and implementation of a national
system of MPAs.
Nominations for this vacancy must be received by
September 9, 2005.
For more information, visit
http://mpa.gov/fac/fac.html, or contact
Dana.Topousis@noaa.gov.
New England Council’s Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem
Committee to Meet; Aug 22 in Portland, ME
The New England
Fishery Management Council has scheduled a
meeting of its Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/Ecosystem
Committee for August 22, beginning at 9:30am.
The meeting will be held at the Eastland Park
Hotel in Portland, ME.
The Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee will
continue work on elements of the Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) Amendment 2, including a review of
the peer-reviewed report of the Habitat
Evaluation Review Committee meeting on EFH
designation methods and tools. The Committee
will also review and consider the Habitat Plan
Development Team's evaluations of the Habitat
Area of Particular Concern proposals. Other
topics to be addressed include: development of a
draft MPA policy; jurisdictional issues
surrounding marine services such as Liquified
Natural Gas, aquaculture and windfarms; and an
update on upcoming stakeholder meetings.
Recommendations from this group will be brought
to the full Council for formal consideration and
action, if appropriate.
For more information, please call the Council
at: (978) 465-0492.
NOAA Fisheries to Host Gulf of Mexico
Recreational Implementation Team Meeting; Aug
24-25 in St. Petersburg, FL
Next week, partners and stakeholders will
meet in St. Petersburg, FL to create a
first-ever inventory of marine recreational
fishing activities in the Gulf of Mexico. It is
the next phase of a groundbreaking process that
began a year and half ago to revitalize the
recreational fisheries program that was
jumpstarted with the NOAA Recreational Fisheries
Strategic Plan.
The workshop is part of an ongoing effort to
improve communication and coordination within
the marine recreational fishing community.
Creating a Gulf-wide inventory will highlight
the gaps and overlaps in existing efforts so
that NOAA Fisheries Service and our state,
federal, and private partners can plan future
actions more efficiently.
The workshop will be
held August 24-25 at the NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, FL.
The meeting is open to the public.
For more information, please contact Michael
Bailey, Southeast Regional Marine Recreational
Fisheries Coordinator at
Michael.Bailey@noaa.gov or (727) 551-5743.
New England Council’s Capacity Committee to
Meet; Aug 25 in Revere, MA
The New England
Fishery Management Council has scheduled a
public meeting of its Capacity Committee for
August 25, beginning at 9am. The meeting will be
held at the Sheraton 4 Points Hotel in Revere,
MA.
The Capacity Committee will consider the
Terms of Reference approved by the Council,
including the direction to develop capacity
reduction alternatives for scallop and
groundfish fisheries. At this meeting, the
Committee will develop a strategy for addressing
the terms of reference, in order to complete
final recommendations to the Council by March
2006.
For more information, please call the Council
at: (978) 465-0492.
New England Council’s Groundfish Advisory
Panel and Oversight Committee to Meet; Aug 29-30
in Peabody, MA
On August 29-30,
beginning at 9:30am, the Groundfish Advisory
Panel will meet at the Holiday Inn in Peabody,
MA to continue developing recommendations for
Framework Adjustment 42 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The
Panel will receive a preliminary report on
groundfish assessments and will discuss what
changes to management measures may be necessary
as a result of that report. The Committee will
also develop options for a formal rebuilding
plan for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and
identify measures necessary to rebuild that
stock.
For more information, please call the Council
at: (978) 465-0492.
Pacific Council’s Groundfish Management Team
to Meet; Aug 29-Sept 2 in Portland, OR
The Pacific
Fishery Management Council's Groundfish
Management Team will hold a work session
beginning August 29 at 1pm, and August 30
through September 2 beginning each day at
8:30am. The meeting will be held in the Pacific
Council’s West Conference Room, at 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Portland, OR.
At this work session, the team may discuss
groundfish management measures in place for the
summer and fall months and consider inseason
adjustments to ongoing West Coast groundfish
fisheries; discuss implementation strategies for
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Amendment 18;
develop draft regulations for protecting
essential fish habitat; discuss alternatives for
rebuilding plans; discuss a draft schedule for
deciding 2007-08 management measures; develop
2006 management specifications for spiny dogfish
and Pacific cod; receive an update on the trawl
individual quota program; and review new stock
assessments. The team’s recommendations will be
considered by the Council at its September
meeting.
For more information, please contact
John.DeVore@noaa.gov.
Pacific Council’s Groundfish Habitat
Technical Review Committee to Meet; Sept 8-9 in
Seattle, WA
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's Ad
Hoc Groundfish Habitat Technical Review
Committee will meet to review the habitat
suitability data used to support analyses in the
Essential Fish Habitat Environmental Impact
Statement for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan.
The meeting will
begin at 8am on September 8 and 9, at the
DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport.
For more information, please contact
Kit.Dahl@noaa.gov.
NOAA’s Coral Bleaching E-mail Alert System
Now Active
The NOAA Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching
Alert system is an automated e-mail system
designed to monitor the status of thermal stress
conducive to coral bleaching. The Alert System
was developed by the NOAA Coral Reef Watch
satellite team as a tool for coral reef
managers, scientists and the interested public.
Currently, the alert messages are available for
24 coral reefs around the world.
Click here to sign up for bleaching alerts
for any or all of these reefs. Reefs may be
added or removed from a subscriber’s list at any
time.
For more information on the entire suite of
NOAA's Coral Reef Watch satellite products,
visit:
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/index.html.
NOAA’S National Marine Sanctuary Program
Launches Online Encyclopedia of Marine Life
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program has
announced a new free online resource that
highlights the diverse marine life of America's
ocean and Great Lakes treasures. The
"Encyclopedia of the Sanctuaries" offers photos,
streaming video and important facts for more
than 100 key animal and plant species from each
of the national marine sanctuaries.
The "Encyclopedia of the Sanctuaries" allows
users to search for their favorite species or
browse the wildlife of each sanctuary by
category, ranging from spiny lobster to killer
whales and from white-tipped reef sharks to sea
anemones. The encyclopedia entry for each
species includes a photo, quick facts,
information about its diet, habitat,
distribution and status, and links to outside
resources for more information. Many of the
entries also offer engaging, high-quality video
clips of species in their natural habitats,
making the "Encyclopedia of the Sanctuaries" a
great resource for educators, students of all
ages, zoos and aquaria, science and technology
centers, and natural history museums.
The online encyclopedia was developed by NOAA
in partnership with the National Marine
Sanctuary Foundation and The Ocean Channel,
Inc., a California-based new-media corporation.
It is part of a continuing effort to enhance the
public's understanding and appreciation of the
ocean environment.
The Encyclopedia is available online at:
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education.
Retention of “Other Rockfish” Prohibited in
the Central Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Fisheries Service has prohibited
retention of "other rockfish"' in the Central
Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska. ("Other
rockfish'' consists of all slope and demersal
shelf rockfish.) Catch of "other rockfish'' in
this area must be treated in the same manner as
prohibited species and discarded at sea with a
minimum of injury. This action is necessary
because the "other rockfish'' 2005 total
allowable catch in this area has been reached.
The prohibition
remains in effect through December 31, 2005.
For more information, contact
Josh.Keaton@noaa.gov.
Retention of Pacific Ocean Perch and Pelagic
Shelf Rockfish Prohibited in the West Yakutat
District
Retention of Pacific Ocean perch and pelagic
shelf rockfish is now prohibited in the West
Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska, because
the total allowable catch of these two species
for this area has been reached. Catches of
Pacific Ocean perch and pelagic shelf rockfish
in this area must be treated in the same manner
as prohibited species and discarded at sea with
a minimum of injury.
For more information, contact
Josh.Keaton@noaa.gov.
Trawl Fishery Closure Sept 1 to Prevent
Overharvest of Chinook
Effective noon, local time, on September 1,
directed fishing for non-Community Development
Quota (CDQ) pollock with trawl gear is
prohibited in the Chinook Salmon Savings Areas
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI). This action is necessary
to prevent exceeding the 2005 limit of chinook
salmon caught by vessels using trawl gear while
directed fishing for non-CDQ pollock in the BSAI.
For more information, contact
Mary.Furuness@noaa.gov.
FEDERAL REGISTER ACTIONS
For a list of only those actions open for public
comment, try going to
http://www.regulations.gov and scroll search
for National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
For a list of all daily actions, check the
Federal register online at:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
NOAA FISHERIES ACTIONS
August 15, 2005
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Notice
- Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental
to Specified Activities; Movement of Barges
through the Beaufort Sea between West Dock
and Cape Simpson, AK
Notice
- Small Takes of Marine Mammals;
Geophysical Survey Across the Arctic Ocean
Notice
- Endangered Species; File No. 1542 (re:
SCANA Services, Inc.)
Notice
- Endangered Species; File No. 1518 (re: the
Departamento de Recursos Naturales y
Ambientales de Puerto Rico)
Notice
- Endangered Species; File No. 1540 (re: the
South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources, Marine Resources Division)
Proposed Rule - International
Fisheries; Restrictions for 2005 and 2006
Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries in the
Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
Proposed Rule - National Standard
Guidelines
Rule
- Non-Community Development Quota Pollock
with Trawl Gear in the Chinook Salmon
Savings Areas of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area.
Rule
- Inseason Action #5 for West Coast Salmon
Proposed Rule - Sea Turtle
Mitigation Measures
Proposed Rule - Control Date for
Commercial Pelagic Fisheries (Hawaii)
Proposed Rule - Control Date for
Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries (Western
Pacific Region) |
August 17, 2005
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Rule
- Extension of Commercial Trip Limits for
Gulf of Mexico Grouper Fishery
Notice
- New England Council; Groundfish Advisory
Panel Meeting
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August 18, 2005
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Notice
- Taking Marine Mammals; Port Sutton
Channel, Tampa Bay, FL
Rule
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Notice
- North Pacific Council's BOF Interim Joint
Protocol Committee meeting
Notice
- Pacific Council's Ad Hoc Groundfish
Habitat Technical Review Committee meeting
Notice
- Mid-Atlantic Council's SSC meeting |
August 19, 2005
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Proposed
Rule - Amendments to the Fishery
Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas,
Swordfish, and Sharks and the Fishery
Management Plan for Atlantic Billfish
Notice
- Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to
Conducting the Precision Strike Weapon
Testing and Training by Eglin Air Force Base
in the Gulf of Mexico |
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