Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)
other · whale · Published 2005-01-13 · Effective 2005-01-15 · 70 FR 2367
Document
Document number
05-750
Federal Register citation
70 FR 2367
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2005-01-13
Effective date
2005-01-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-5006-17
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 1,889 square nautical miles (nm\2\) (6,479.1 km\2\), east of Portland, ME, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of North Atlantic right whales (right whales).