Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
other · whale · Published 2006-12-18 · 71 FR 75681
Document
Document number
06-9754
Federal Register citation
71 FR 75681
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; extension of temporary area and gear restrictions.
Category
other
Species
whale
Publication date
2006-12-18
NOAA docket
Docket No. 030221039-6331-37
Abstract
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces the extension of temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These restrictions will continue to apply to lobster trap and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,549 nm\2\ (5,312 km\2\), south of Portland, Maine, for an additional 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide immediate protection to an aggregation of Northern right whales (right whales).