Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)
other · whale · Published 2005-02-09 · Effective 2005-02-11 · 70 FR 6779
Document
Document number
05-2529
Federal Register citation
70 FR 6779
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2005-02-09
Effective date
2005-02-11
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-5025-18
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 1,415 square nautical miles (nm\2\) (4,853.3 km\2\), east of Portsmouth, NH for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of North Atlantic right whales (right whales).