Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations
other · whale · Published 2002-01-09 · Effective 2002-02-08 · 67 FR 1133
Document
Document number
02-272
Federal Register citation
67 FR 1133
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2002-01-09
Effective date
2002-02-08
NOAA docket
Docket No. 001128334-1312-02
Abstract
NMFS issues this final rule to amend the regulations that implement the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) to clarify its authority to temporarily restrict the use of lobster trap and gillnet fishing gear within defined areas to protect North Atlantic right whales, and to establish criteria and procedures for implementing a Dynamic Area Management (DAM) program in areas north of 40o N. latitude, in order to further reduce risk of entanglement of right whales by such gear.