Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)
other · whale · Published 2005-04-20 · Effective 2005-04-22 · 70 FR 20484
Document
Document number
05-7816
Federal Register citation
70 FR 20484
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2005-04-20
Effective date
2005-04-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-5103-19
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 1,052 square nautical miles (nm\2\) (3,608 km\2\) in April and 1,235 nm\2\ (4,236 km\2\) in May, southeast of Chatham, MA, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of northern right whales (right whales).