# Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
> **Rule** · Rule. · Published 2002-12-10 · Effective 2002-12-05 · 67 FR 75817
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-31160
- **Category:** other
- **Species:** whale
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 75817
- **Publication date:** 2002-12-10
- **Effective date:** 2002-12-05
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 001128334-2292-10
## Abstract

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, is withdrawing the temporary restrictions announced in a temporary rule published on December 3, 2002 (67 FR 71900). The purpose of this rule is to withdraw the restrictions and request fishermen to voluntarily remove lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet gear in an area totaling approximately 1,600 square nautical miles (nm\2\) (2,965 km\2\), east of Portsmouth, NH, called Jeffreys Ledge, from December 5 through December 20, 2002.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/10/02-31160/taking-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-commercial-fishing-operations-atlantic-large-whale-take)
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