Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)
other · whale · Published 2004-02-25 · Effective 2004-02-27 · 69 FR 8570
Document
Document number
04-4148
Federal Register citation
69 FR 8570
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2004-02-25
Effective date
2004-02-27
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-4062-05
Abstract
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the ALWTRP's implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,896 square nautical miles (nm\2\) (6,503 km\2\), east of Portsmouth, NH. The regulations are effective for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of North Atlantic right whales (right whales).