Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
other · whale · Published 2000-12-21 · Effective 2001-01-22 · 65 FR 80368
Document
Document number
00-32050
Federal Register citation
65 FR 80368
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2000-12-21
Effective date
2001-01-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 001128334-0334-01
Abstract
NMFS is issuing an interim final rule to amend the regulations implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP). The Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (ALWTRT) recommended modifications to the ALWTRP to further reduce whale entanglement. The intent of this interim final rule is to implement the recommendations of the ALWTRT.