Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
other · whale · Published 2002-12-30 · Effective 2002-12-24 · 67 FR 79536
Document
Document number
02-32843
Federal Register citation
67 FR 79536
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2002-12-30
Effective date
2002-12-24
NOAA docket
Docket No. 020819201-2327-03
Abstract
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces voluntary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These voluntary restrictions apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,460 square nautical miles (nm2) (2,706 km2), east of Cape Ann, MA, called Cashes Ledge, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of North Atlantic right whales (right whales).