Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)
other · whale · Published 2006-05-08 · Effective 2006-05-10 · 71 FR 26702
Document
Document number
06-4283
Federal Register citation
71 FR 26702
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2006-05-08
Effective date
2006-05-10
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-6155-31
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 1,615 to 1,881 nm\2\ (5,539 to 6,452 km\2\), east of Boston, MA, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of northern right whales (right whales).