Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)
other · whale · Published 2006-01-12 · Effective 2006-01-14 · 71 FR 1980
Document
Document number
06-290
Federal Register citation
71 FR 1980
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2006-01-12
Effective date
2006-01-14
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-6003-24
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 2,404 nm\2\ (4,452 km\2\), southeast of Portland, ME, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of northern right whales (right whales).